Diffusion-controlled synkinematic growth of garnet from a heterogeneous precursor at Passo del Sole, Switzerland

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-182

  Meth, Charna E ^a   Carlson, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Crystallization kinetics; Disequilibrium; Garnet; Intergranular diffusion; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; KINEMATICS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; TEXTURES;

COMPOSITIONAL ZONING; INTERGRANULAR DIFFUSION; SYNKINEMATIC PORPHYROBLASTS; TEXTURAL ANALYSIS;

GARNETS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GARNET; METAMORPHISM;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 18944382265     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.1.157     Document Type: Article

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