Petrology of corundum-spinel-sapphirine-anorthite rocks (sakenites) from the type locality in southern Madagascar

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 647-667

  Raith, M M ^a   Rakotondrazafy, R ^b   Sengupta, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anorthite corundum rocks; Metasomatism; Phlogopitites; Southern Madagascar; Spinelsapphirine coronas

Indexed keywords

ANORTHITE; BAUXITE; CORUNDUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; INFILTRATION; METAMORPHISM; METASOMATISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; PHLOGOPITE; PROTOLITH; SAPPHIRINE; SHEAR ZONE; SPINEL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 48949120641     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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