Diversity of platinum-group minerals in podiform chromitites of the late Proterozoic ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Genetic implications

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Ahmed, Ahmed Hassan ^a  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chromitite; Egypt; Laurite; Os Ir alloy; PGE; PGM; Precambrian ophiolite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL RANGE; MINERALIZATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

MINERALOGY;

CHROMITITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548071726     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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