Transition of metamorphic series from the Kyanite- to andalusite-types in the Altai orogen, Xinjiang, China: Evidence from petrography and calculated KMnFMASH and KFMASH phase relations

Lithos

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 353-374

  Wei, Chunjing ^a   Clarke, Geoffrey ^b   Tian, Wei ^a   Qiu, Lin ^a  

^a School of Earth and Space Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Andalusite type; Chinese Altai orogen; Kyanite type; P T pseudosection

Indexed keywords

ANDALUSITE; EXHUMATION; FLUID INCLUSION; KYANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERAL ALTERATION; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROGRAPHY; PHASE TRANSITION; PSEUDOMORPH; RECRYSTALLIZATION; ZONING;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 34249743760     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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