Mössbauer spectroscopy studies of the valence state of iron in chromite from the Luobusa massif of Tibet: implications for a highly reduced deep mantle

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 551-560

  Ruskov, T ^a   Spirov, I ^a   Georgieva, M ^b   Yamamoto, S ^c   Green, H W ^d   McCammon, C A ^e   Dobrzhinetskaya, L F ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromite; Fe disproportionation; Mantle; M ssbauer spectroscopy; Ophiolite

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; CHROMITITE; IRON; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA; XIZANG;

EID: 77954178080     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2010.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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