Abstract:The chromite ore belt in the Neotethys suture zone is one of the most important podiform chromite metallogenic zones in the world, particularly in the middle section of this suture zone, namely Muslim Bagh- Kohistan-Yarlung Zangbo ophiolitic belt, in which there occur a number of large chromite deposits, such as Luobusha, Malakand, and Muslim Bagh deposit. The time-space distribution features of the ophiolites and the characteristics, occurrence regularities, ore-controlling factors of the typical chromite deposits in the belt are systematically summed up. The study shows that the ophiolites formed mainly during middle Jurassic to late Cretaceous, and tend to be younger from east to west roughly, with the similar emplacement age from Paleocene to Eocene. The features of chromite deposits at Malakand, Waziristan, Muslim Bagh and Bela are similar to that of the Luobusha chromite, and all of them belong to Cr-rich chromite and formed in SSZ related tectonic setting. These deposits show distinct petrographic zones and advantageous metallogenic conditions. Therefore, It suggests that future exploration should focus on the ophiolite zone. The analysis of sequence profiles and dunite-harzburgite petrographic zones will help find favorable ore-bearing areas.