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Original Paper

Argyrios N. Kapsiotis

Origin of mantle peridotites from the Vourinos Ophiolite Complex, Greece, as deduced from Cr-spinel morphological and chemical variations

Journal of Geosciences, volume 58 (2013), issue 3, 217 - 231

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.144

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