Garnet geotherms: Pressure-temperature data from Cr-pyrope garnet xenocrysts in volcanic rocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5611-5625

  Ryan, Chris G ^a   Griffin, William L ^a   Pearson, Norman J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; GARNET; GEOTHERMOMETRY; KIMBERLITE; P/T CONDITIONS; PYROPE; XENOLITH;

EID: 0029778537     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03207     Document Type: Article

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