Partial melting of metagreywacke: A calculated mineral equilibria study

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 837-853

  Johnson, T E ^a   White, R W ^a   Powell, R ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granulite; Metagreywacke; Orthopyroxene; Partial melting; THERMOCALC

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRANULITE; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; METAGREYWACKE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PARTIAL MELTING; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 52449100842     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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