Petrological significance of prograde homogenization of growth zoning in garnet: An example from the Llano Uplift

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 631-644

  Carlson, W ^a   Schwarze, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Garnet zoning; Intracrystalline diffusion; Llano Uplift

Indexed keywords

GARNET; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; ZONATION;

USA, TEXAS, LLANO UPLIFT;

EID: 0031474715     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.tb00640.x     Document Type: Article

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