A petrologic and laser Raman spectroscopic study of sapphirine-spinel-quartz-Mg-staurolite inclusions in garnet from Kumiloothu, southern India: Implications for extreme metamorphism in a collisional orogen

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 107-118

  Sato, Kei ^a   Santosh, M ^b   Tsunogae, Toshiaki ^c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Madurai Granulite Block; Magnesian staurolite; Sapphirine + quartz; Southern India; Spinel + quartz; Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism

Indexed keywords

GARNET; PETROLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SAPPHIRINE; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58349093496     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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