Mutual exsolution in hornblende and cummingtonite: Compositions, lamellar orientations, and exsolution temperatures

American Mineralogist

Volumn 81, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 928-939

  Klein, Ulrich ^a,b   Schumacher, John C ^a   Czank, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LATTICE CONSTANTS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; GUINIER CAMERA; LAMELLAR ORIENTATIONS; MICROMETER SIZES; NANOMETER SIZE; PARAMETER DETERMINATION; SMALL VARIATIONS; SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION; CUMMINGTONITE; EXSOLUTION; HORNBLENDE; TEM;

USA, NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0030467050     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1996-7-815     Document Type: Article

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