 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | significance of awaruite in the Dras ultramafics, Kashmir Himalaya, India * T . RADHAKR1SHNA AND V. DIVAKARA...Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad--500 001, India AND J . R . S. K R I S H N A R A O Department of...University, Waltair--530 003, India ABSTRACT. A new occurrence of awaruite, from India, is reported in the ultramafic...ultramafic units of the Dras area which form part of the Indus Suture ophiolites in Kashmir Himalaya....have formed awaruite peragenetically next to magnetite and pentlandite. AWARUIT~ (NiaFe), a nickel-iron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | serpentine and brucite and the formation of abundant magnetite. Assemblages that are completely serpentinized...of a ferric iron-bearing phase, most commonly magnetite ([Fe23+Fe2+]O4) or ferric iron-bearing serpentine...how much occurs later through the production of magnetite by the transformation of Fe2+ in brucite or a...a brucite-like component of serpentine into magnetite. Field and experimental studies provide evidence...electron microprobe work. Data were collected for magnetite, serpentine, pentlandite, heazlewoodite, awaruite |
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