Exsolution textures of pargasites and ilmenites in clinopyroxenes of garnet pyroxenite from the Sulu UHP terrane and their geological implications

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 563-565

  Chen, Jing ^a   Xu, Zhiqin ^b   Li, Xuping ^a   Chen, Zhizhong ^b   Li, Tianfu ^b   Chen, Fangyuan ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Clinopyroxene; Exsolution lamellae; Garnet pyroxenite; Pargasite

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; EXSOLUTION; GARNET GROUP; PYROXENITE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SULU BELT;

EID: 2342470743     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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