• Title of article

    GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF NODULAR CHROMITES IN THE FORUMAD OPHIOLITE, NE OF IRAN

  • Author/Authors

    SHAFAII MOGHADAM، H نويسنده School of Earth Sciences, Damghan University of Basic Sciences, Damghan, I. R. Iran , , RAHGOSHAY، M نويسنده Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, I. R. Iran , , FOROUZESH، V نويسنده Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, I. R. Iran ,

  • Issue Information
    دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2009
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    103
  • To page
    108
  • Abstract
    The Forumad ophiolite in the northwestern part of the Sabzevar region has embraced the large depleted harzburgites and dunitic bodies associated with podiform chromitites. In some deposits, chromite grains have segregated as nodules. The stretched shape along with high Cr2O3 and TiO2 contents are the characteristics of the nodules. Compared to the other Tethyan nodular chromites, the Forumad nodular chromites show high Cr content. The nodules formation seems to be the result of turbulent picritic magma flows accompanied by the water rich fluids.
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transaction A: Science
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transaction A: Science
  • Record number

    1812697