Chemical disequilibrium during garnet growth: Monte Carlo simulations of natural crystal morphologies

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 689-692

  Wilbur, Dru E ^a,b   Ague, Jay J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brinkerhoff Environmental Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical disequilibrium; Crystal growth; Garnet; Metamorphism; Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DISEQUILIBRIUM; PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE-COMPOSITION;

COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEATING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; VAPORIZATION;

GARNETS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISEQUILIBRIUM; GARNET; METAMORPHISM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747363157     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22483.1     Document Type: Article

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