Composition and textures of chromite and platinum-group minerals in chromitites of the western ophiolitic belt from Pampean Ranges of Córdoba, Argentina

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-48

  Proenza, J A ^a   Zaccarini, F ^b   Escayola, M ^c   Cabana C ^d   Schalamuk, A ^d   Garuti, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chromite; Los Congos; Los Guanacos; Ophiolite; PGM

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITES; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PLATINUM; TEXTURES;

MINERALS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMITE; CHROMITITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL ALTERATION; OPHIOLITE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; TEXTURE;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37349032224     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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