Metamorphism on chromite ores from the Dobromirtsi Ultramafic Massif, Rhodope Mountains (SE Bulgaria)

Geologica Acta

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-429

  Gonzalez Jimenez J M ^a   Kerestedjian, T ^b   Proenza, J A ^c   Gervilla, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Chromite; Dobromirtsi Ultramafic Massif; Metamorphism; Ophiolite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CHROMITE; CHROMITITE; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

BULGARIA; RHODOPE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 77953925090     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1344/104.000001447     Document Type: Article

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