Coesite inclusions in garnet from eclogitic rocks in western Tianshan, northwest China: Convincing proof of UHP metamorphism

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1845-1850

  Lü, Zeng ^a   Zhang, Lifei ^a   Du, Jinxue ^a   Bucher, Kurt ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Coesite; Raman spectroscopy; UHP metamorphism; Western Tianshan

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCKS; MICA; QUARTZ; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARACTERISTIC BANDS; CHINA; COESITE; IN-SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; PEAK CONDITIONS; UHP METAMORPHISM; WESTERN TIANSHAN; WESTERN TIANSHAN , CHINAS;

GARNETS;

COESITE; ECLOGITE; GARNET; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 58049086848     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2800     Document Type: Article

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