Forward modeling of the effects of mixed volatile reaction, volume diffusion, and formation of submicroscopic exsolution lamellae on calcite-dolomite thermometry

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1245-1259

  Müller, Thomas ^a,d   Baumgartner, Lukas P ^a   Foster Jr , C Tom ^b   Roselle, Gregory T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcite dolomite thermometry; Contact metamorphism; Fluid infiltration; Mineral growth; Ubehebe Peak

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DIFFUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MAGNESIUM; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMOMETERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZONING;

CONTACT METAMORPHISM; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; MEASURING UNCERTAINTY; MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; MINERAL GROWTH; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION; TEMPERATURE INTERVALS; UBEHEBE PEAK;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

AUREOLE; CALCITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; CRYSTALLIZATION; DOLOMITE; EXSOLUTION; FLUID INCLUSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; MAGNESIUM; MINERALIZATION; SKEWNESS; ZONING;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UBEHEBE PEAK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50849111117     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2617     Document Type: Article

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