Major-element discrimination of titanian andradite from magmatic and hydrothermal environments: An example from the Canadian Cordillera

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 919-935

  Russell, James K ^a   Dipple, Gregory M ^a   Lang, James R ^a   Lueck, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Hydrothermal; Magmatic; Major element compositions; Oxygen fugacity; Silica activity; Thompson components; Titanian andradite

Indexed keywords

CLAY ALTERATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GARNETS; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DISCRIMINATION; HYDROTHERMAL; MAGMATIC; MAJOR ELEMENTS; OXYGEN FUGACITY; THOMPSON; TITANIAN ANDRADITE;

SILICON;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GARNET; TITANIUM;

CANADA; CANADIAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 0033373901     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/11/6/0919     Document Type: Article

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