A chromian tourmaline from Outokumpu, Finland

Chromian tourmaline, a member of the dravite group, has been encountered in the Cr-bearing skarns occuring between the serpentinites and quartzites in the Outokumpu area, in association with chrome-bearing silicates ang oxides. The reported chromian tourmaline contains Cr2O3 9.60 %. The mineral is t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E. Peltola, Y. Vuorelainen, T.A. Häkli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1968-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume40/sgs_bt_040_pages_035_038.pdf