Metastable transformations of eclogite to garnetite in subducting oceanic crust

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-198

  Nishi, Masayuki ^a   Kubo, Tomoaki ^a   Kato, Takumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Majorite; Metastable; Transformation kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953790079     PISSN: 13456296     EISSN: 13493825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2465/jmps.080929     Document Type: Letter

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