Chromitites in ophiolites: How, where, when, why? Part I. A review and new ideas on the origin and significance of platinum-group minerals

Lithos

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 127-139

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

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Melt mixing; Os isotopes; Platinum group minerals; Postmagmatic veining; Subsolidus recrsytallisation

Indexed keywords

CHROMITITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPHIOLITE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 84896403032     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.06.016     Document Type: Review

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