Mineral activity-composition relations and petrological calculations involving cation equipartition in multisite minerals: A logical inconsistency

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 851-861

  Holland, T J B ^a   Powell, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity; Biotite; Equipartition; Pyroxene; Site distribution; Thermodynamic

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; PYROXENE;

EID: 33751017708     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2006.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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