Evolution of compositional polarity and zoning in tourmaline during prograde metamorphism of sedimentary rocks in the Swiss Central Alps

American Mineralogist

Volumn 81, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1222-1236

  Sperlich, Ruedi ^a   Gieré, Reto ^a,b   Frey, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; POLES; VECTOR SPACES;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BLACK SHALES; COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; COMPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION; EXTERNAL SOURCES; METAMORPHIC GRADE; POSITIVE POLES; SITE VACANCIES;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; TOURMALINE; ZONING;

SWITZERLAND, ALPS;

EID: 0030431354     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1996-9-1021     Document Type: Article

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