Petrology and mineralogy of granulite-facies mafic xenoliths (Sardinia, Italy): Evidence for KCl metasomatism in the lower crust

Lithos

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 588-608

  Montanini, Alessandra ^a   Harlov, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Granulite mafic xenoliths; Lower crust; Potassic (KCl) metasomatism; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FELDSPAR; GRAIN BOUNDARY; GRANULITE FACIES; LOWER CRUST; MAFIC ROCK; METAGABBRO; METASOMATISM; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; POTASSIC ROCK; RECRYSTALLIZATION; XENOLITH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751324815     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.053     Document Type: Article

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