Aragonite - Grossular intergrowths in eclogite-facies marble, Alpine Corsica

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 857-865

  Chopin, Christian ^a   Beyssac, Olivier ^a   Bernard, Sylvian ^a   Malavieille, Jacques ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Blueschist; Carbonaceous material; Corsica; Ecologite facies; Garnet; High pressure relic; Inclusion; Intergrowth; Ramman mapping; Wollastonite

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATION; FIBERS; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; INCLUSIONS; MAGNESITE; MAPPING; MARBLE; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS;

ARAGONITE; BLUESCHISTS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CORSICA; ECOLOGITE FACIES; HIGH PRESSURE; INTERGROWTH; WOLLASTONITE;

GARNETS;

ARAGONITE; BLUESCHIST FACIES; CALCITE; ECLOGITE; EXSOLUTION; GROSSULAR; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCLUSION; INTERFACE; MAPPING; MARBLE; NUCLEATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SERPENTINITE;

CORSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56849100178     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1892     Document Type: Article

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