Compositional re-equilibration of garnet: The importance of sub-grain boundaries

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-438

  Konrad Schmolke, Matthias ^a   O'Brien, Patrick J ^a   Heidelbach, Florian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusional equilibration; EBSD; Garnet; High pressure; Microstructure; Sesia Zone; Sub grains; Subduction

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; TEXTURES;

COMPOSITIONAL MAPPING; DIFFUSIONAL EQUILIBRATION; EBSD; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE ROCKS; SPHERICAL DIFFUSION MODEL; SUBDUCTION; SUBGRAIN BOUNDARIES;

GARNETS;

EID: 70349156356     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1749     Document Type: Article

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