Dehydration, melting and related garnet growth in the deep root of the Amalaoulaou Neoproterozoic magmatic arc (Gourma, NE Mali)

Geological Magazine

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-186

  Berger, Julien ^a,b,c   Caby, Renaud ^d   Liégeois, Jean Paul ^a   Mercier, Jean Claude C ^c,e   Demaiffe, Daniel ^b  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Dehydration melting; Gourma; Granulite; Island arc; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; FELDSPAR; GARNETS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; TEXTURES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CLINOPYROXENES; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; GOURMA; GRANULITE; ISLAND ARC; ISOBARIC COOLING; LOCALIZED MELTING; NEOPROTEROZOIC;

MELTING;

AMPHIBOLE; ANORTHOSITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEHYDRATION; FELSIC ROCK; GABBRO; GARNET; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISLAND ARC; MELTING; MINERALIZATION; P-T CONDITIONS; PROTEROZOIC; PYROXENITE;

AFRICA; GOURMA-RHAROUS; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TOMBOUCTOU; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349299233     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808005499     Document Type: Article

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