Calculated phase equilibria for a morb composition in a P-T range, 450-650 °C and 18-28 kbar: the stability of eclogite

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 635-645

  Rebay, G ^a   Powell, R ^b   Diener, J F A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eclogite; H2O undersaturated; Oxidation state; Water content

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITES; H2O UNDERSATURATED; HIGH WATER CONTENT; KEY CONTROL; LOW WATER-CONTENT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MORB COMPOSITIONS; OMPHACITE; OROGENIC BELTS; OXIDATION STATE; ROCK COMPOSITION; TIO;

IRON OXIDES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS; OXIDATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

WATER CONTENT;

ECLOGITE; LAWSONITE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OROGENIC BELT; OXIDATION; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77955060957     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2010.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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