Chromian spinel as a petrogenetic indicator in abyssal and alpine-type peridotites and spatially associated lavas

1984/01/01 by Henry J. B. Dick, H. J. Dick, Thomas Bullen +1 · 2,039 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Materials Science · #Basalt #Crystal Structures and Properties #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Mantle (geology) #Ophiolite #Paleontology #Partial melting #Peridotite #Petrogenesis #Petrology #Spinel #Tectonics #Volcanic rock #Volcano

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00373711

published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 86(1), 54-76 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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