The occurrence and origin of atoll garnet in hornblende schists from the contact aureole of the Mashhad granite, NE Iran

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction A: Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Homam, S M ^a  

^a DAMGHAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atoll garnet; Contact aureole; Hornblende schist

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149094797     PISSN: 10286276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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