Chromitites in ophiolites: How, where, when, why? Part II. The crystallization of chromitites

Lithos

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-158

  González Jiménez, José María ^a   Griffin, William L ^a   Proenza, Joaquín A ^b   Gervilla, Fernando ^c   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Akbulut, Mehmet ^d   Pearson, Norman J ^a   Arai, Shoji ^e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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

^d DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromite trace elements; Chromitite origin; Mafic magma mixing; Mantle sulfide Re Os isotopes; Ophiolitic chromite; Platinum group elements in ophiolites

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MIXING; OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PERIDOTITE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RHENIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84896388073     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.09.008     Document Type: Review

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