Polyphase garnets from western Ireland: Two-phase intergrowths in the grossular-almandine series

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 383-392

  Yardley, Bruce W D ^a   Condliffe, Eric ^a   Lloyd, Geoff E ^a   Harris, David H M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Etheridge Henley Williams   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detrital relicts; Garnet; Grossular almandine; Immiscibility; Solid solution

Indexed keywords

SOLID SOLUTIONS; SOLUBILITY; TEXTURES;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; DETRITAL RELICTS; GROSSULAR; IN COMPOSITIONS; INTER-GROWTHS; METASTABLE PRECURSORS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GROWTH;

GARNETS;

ALMANDINE; DETRITAL RELICT; GARNET; GROSSULAR; IMMISCIBILITY; PYROPE; SOLID SOLUTION;

IRELAND, MAYO, ACHILL ISLAND, CLEW BAY COMPLEX;

EID: 0029769795     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/2/0383     Document Type: Article

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