Impure marbles from the UHP Brossasco-Isasca Unit (Dora-Maira Massif, western Alps): Evidence for Alpine equilibration in the diamond stability field and evaluation of the X(CO2) fluid evolution

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 587-603

  Castelli, Daniele ^a,b   Rolfo, F ^a,b   Groppo, C ^a   Compagnoni, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dora Maira Massif; Fluid evolution; Marble; P T X (CO2) projection; UHP metamorphism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAMOND; FLUID COMPOSITION; MARBLE; P-T-T PATH; PETROLOGY; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ALPS; COTTIAN ALPS; DORA MAIRA MASSIF; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 34447639243     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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