Chromite and Chrome Spinel Occurrences from Metacarbonates of the Oetztal∓Stubai Complex (Northern Tyrol, Austria)

A. Mogessie, F. Purtscheller and R. Tessadri
Department of Mineralogy and Petrography, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Abstract: Chromite inclusions in uvarovite-chrome garnet, chemically zoned chromite-chrome spinel and chrome spinel-olivine pairs from metacarbonates of the Oetztal-Stubai Complex (northern Tyrol, Austria) are described in terms of their textural occurrences and chemical compositions. Their genetic relationship in relation to the polymetamorphism of the region is discussed.

Keywords: chromite • metacarbonates • Oetztal-Stubai Complex, Austria

Mineralogical Magazine; April 1988 v. 52; no. 365; p. 229-236; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1988.052.365.09
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