Clinoenstatite exsolution in diopsidic augite of Dabieshan: Garnet peridotite from depth of 300 km

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 546-552

  Liu, Xiang Wen ^a   Jin, Zhen Min ^a   Green II, Harry W ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dabieshan; Deep subduction; Exsolution; High pressure clinoenstatite; Ultrahigh pressure metamorphism

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DABIESHAN; DEEP SUBDUCTION; EXSOLUTION; HIGH PRESSURE; ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISMS;

GARNETS;

AUGITE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXSOLUTION; GARNET; ORIENTATION; PERIDOTITE; SYMMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34247336222     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2232     Document Type: Article

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