Ferro- and magnesiocarpholite assemblages as record of high-P, low-T metamorphism in the central Alpujarrides, Betic Cordillera (SE Spain)

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1035-1051

  Azañón, Jose Miguel ^a   Goffé, Bruno ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Betic Chain; Ferrocarpholite; High pressure metamorphism; Kyanite; Magnesiocarpholite; Spain

Indexed keywords

KYANITE; TEMPERATURE;

FERROCARPHOLITE; FORMATION CONDITION; HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; MAGNESIOCARPHOLITE; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION; SPAIN;

SILICATE MINERALS;

FERROCARPHOLITE; HIGH-PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; MAGNESIOCARPHOLITE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0031393724     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/9/5/1035     Document Type: Article

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