Application of INVEQ to the geothermobarometry of metamorphic rocks near a kyanite-sillimanite isograd, Mica Creek, British Columbia

American Mineralogist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-13

  Ghent, Edward D ^a   Gordon, Terence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; GARNETS; MICA; QUARTZ; STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BULK COMPOSITIONS; CONFIDENCE REGION; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; METAMORPHIC PRESSURE; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; THERMODYNAMIC DATABASE;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; P-T CONDITIONS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MICA CREEK;

EID: 0034023668     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2000-0102     Document Type: Article

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