The conditions of metamorphism of a grossular-wollastonite vesuvianite skarn from the Omey Granite, Connemara, western Ireland, with special reference to the chemistry of vesuvianite

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 541-550

  Ahmed Said, Y ^a,b   Leake, Bernard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Activity; Grossular; Hornfels; Thermodynamic mole fraction; Vesuvianite; Wollaslonite

Indexed keywords

GROSSULAR; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; OMEY GRANITE; VESUVIANITE; WOLLASTONITE;

IRELAND, GALWAY, CONNEMARA;

EID: 0030480660     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1996.060.401.01     Document Type: Article

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