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• TITLE: Geochemistry of Chromitites in Eastern Part of Neyriz Ophiolite Complex (Southern Iran)

  AUTHORS: Pedram Attarzadeh, Mehrdad Karimi, Mohammad Yazdi, Kamal Nouri Khankahdani

  KEYWORDS: Ophiolite, Podiform Chromite, Neyriz, Iran

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Geology, Vol.7 No.3, March 14, 2017

  ABSTRACT: The Neyriz ophiolite complex is a part of NW-SE thrust belt (Late Cretaceous) of Iran, which is over the Arabian plate margin. The complex is mainly composed of the upper mantle rocks. Our research was focused on the eastern part of Neyriz ophiolite complex so called as “Dowlat Abad-Tang e Hana”. Mantle sequence of this ophiolitic complex is comprising predominantly of harzburgite and minor lherzolite, dunitc sheaths and chromite pods. Harzburgite is the most abundant ultramafic rock and is associated with the less dunite masses. The chromites are known with Cr# 42 to 76 and Mg# 73 to 89. There is a negative correlation between Cr#-Mg# which is one of the features of podiform chromites. The geochemistry of these chromites is consistent with the overall composition of podiform chromites in terms of Cr#, Mg#, the amounts of Cr2O3 (13.35% - 54.47%), Al2O3 (0.43% - 8%), MgO (13.25% - 38.56%), TiO2 (0.003% - 0.206%) as well as the correlations between various oxides and all of them are high chromium types.