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Chromitite is an
igneous ****ulate rock
composed mostly of the
mineral chromite. It is
found in
layered intrusions such as the
Bushveld Igneous Complex...
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studies of
potential uranium deposits. The
complex is well
known for its
chromitite reef deposits,
particularly the
Merensky reef and the UG2 reef. It represents...
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layer of
chromitite over top. In addition,
there is
commonly a
layer overlying both
composed of
feldspathic pyroxenite.
Chromitite layers occur commonly...
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consisting of 90% chromite,
forming the rare rock type
chromitite (cf.
chromite the
mineral and
chromitite, a rock
containing chromite). The
Stillwater Igneous...
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complex consists of
ultramafic peridotites and
pyroxenites with ****ociated
chromitite layers toward the base with more
mafic norites,
gabbros and anorthosites...
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famous example being the
Bushveld Complex in
South Africa.
Podiform Chromitites are
found in
ultramafic oceanic rocks resulting from
complex magma mixing...
- Franklin, B. J.; Marshall, B. (1995). "Chemistry and
mineralogy of
podiform chromitite deposits,
southern NSW, Australia: a
guide to
their origin and evolution"...
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declared a
natural monument on 22
January 1965 as a "unique
occurrence of
chromitite bands in anorthosite, of
great scientific importance". The
river connects...
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Complex of
South Africa near
Thabazimbi in Limpopo. The
Thaba Mines proven chromitite reserves amount to 23.6
million tonnes of ore
grading 43.6% chromium....
- Torres-Ruiz, Jose (1995). "Iridium, Rhodium, and
Platinum Sulfides in
Chromitites from the
Ultramafic M****ifs of Finero, Italy, and Ojen, Spain" (PDF)...
