Stability of high-Al titanite from low-pressure calcsilicates in light of fluid and host-rock composition

American Mineralogist

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Markl, Gregor ^a   Piazolo, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; ROCKS; SILICON; VECTORS;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; COUPLED SUBSTITUTION; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; HIGH-PRESSURE ROCKS; LINEARLY INDEPENDENTS;

TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CALC SILICATE ROCK; METAMORPHIC ROCK; TITANITE;

EID: 0032957615     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1999-1-204     Document Type: Article

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