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Proenza, J., Gervilla, F., Melgarejo, J., Vera, O., Alfonso, P., Fallick, A. (2001) Genesis of sulfide-rich chromite ores by the interaction between chromitite and pegmatitic olivine–norite dikes in the Potosí Mine (Moa-Baracoa ophiolitic massif, eastern Cuba) Mineralium Deposita, 36 (7) 658-669 doi:10.1007/s001260100193

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TitleGenesis of sulfide-rich chromite ores by the interaction between chromitite and pegmatitic olivine–norite dikes in the Potosí Mine (Moa-Baracoa ophiolitic massif, eastern Cuba)
JournalMineralium Deposita
AuthorsProenza, J.Author
Gervilla, F.Author
Melgarejo, J.Author
Vera, O.Author
Alfonso, P.Author
Fallick, A.Author
Year2001 (October)Volume36
Issue7
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1007/s001260100193Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceProenza, J., Gervilla, F., Melgarejo, J., Vera, O., Alfonso, P., Fallick, A. (2001) Genesis of sulfide-rich chromite ores by the interaction between chromitite and pegmatitic olivine–norite dikes in the Potosí Mine (Moa-Baracoa ophiolitic massif, eastern Cuba) Mineralium Deposita, 36 (7) 658-669 doi:10.1007/s001260100193
Plain TextProenza, J., Gervilla, F., Melgarejo, J., Vera, O., Alfonso, P., Fallick, A. (2001) Genesis of sulfide-rich chromite ores by the interaction between chromitite and pegmatitic olivine–norite dikes in the Potosí Mine (Moa-Baracoa ophiolitic massif, eastern Cuba) Mineralium Deposita, 36 (7) 658-669 doi:10.1007/s001260100193
In(2001, October) Mineralium Deposita Vol. 36 (7) Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Potosí Mine, Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba

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Potosí Mine, Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cubaⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chromite, ⓘ Cubanite, ⓘ Pentlandite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite

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