A recalibration of the garnet-olivine geothermometer and a new geobarometer for garnet peridotites and garnet-olivine-plagioclase-bearing granulites

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-505

  Wu, C M ^a   Zhao, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Application; Calibration; Garnet; Geobarometer; Geothermometer; Olivine; Plagioclaseassemblage

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GARNET; GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GRANULITE; METAGABBRO; MODELING; OLIVINE; P-T CONDITIONS; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; PLAGIOCLASE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

EID: 34250757711     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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