Unraveling the Schneeberg garnet puzzle: A numerical model of multiple nucleation and coalescence

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Dobbs, Harvey T ^a   Peruzzo, Luca ^b   Seno, Flavio ^a   Spiess, Richard ^c   Prior, David J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Mineralogia e Petrologia   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; GARNET; KINETICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORPHYROBLAST; SCHIST;

ITALY;

EID: 0242368954     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-003-0488-4     Document Type: Article

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