Clinopyroxenite from the Sulu ultrahigh-pressure terrane, eastern China: Origin and evolution of garnet exsolution in clinopyroxene

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1591-1600

  Zhang, Ru Y ^a   Liou, Juhn G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ILMENITE; LEVEES; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY);

CLINOPYROXENES; COARSE-GRAINED; CONTINENTAL SUBDUCTIONS; EASTERN CHINA; MAJORITIC GARNET; MANTLE TRANSITION ZONE; SUBDUCTED CONTINENTAL CRUST; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE;

GARNETS;

CLINOPYROXENE; EXSOLUTION; GARNET; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; PYROXENITE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

(EAST); CHINA;

EID: 0345393113     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-1022     Document Type: Article

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