First application of titanium-in-zircon thermometry to ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-298

  Baldwin, J A ^a   Brown, M ^b   Schmitz, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; South Africa; Thermometry; Titanium; Ultrahigh temperature granulite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL XENOLITHS; METAMORPHISM; THERMOMETRY; ULTRAHIGH-TEMPERATURE GRANULITE;

INCLUSIONS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS; TITANIUM; ZIRCON;

PETROLOGY;

ARCHEAN; GRANULITE; ILMENITE; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PROTEROZOIC; RUTILE; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM; XENOLITH; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34147104484     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23285A.1     Document Type: Article

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