Metamorphic evolution of non-equilibrated granulitized eclogite from Punta de li Tulchi (Variscan Sardinia) determined through texturally controlled thermodynamic modelling

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 667-685

  Cruciani, G ^a   Franceschelli, M ^a   Groppo, C ^b   Spano, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corona textures; Granulitized eclogite; P T pseudosection; Variscan Sardinia

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENES; ECLOGITES; GARNET ZONING; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION; MICRO-DOMAINS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; MINERAL REACTIONS; MINERAL ZONING; ORTHOPYROXENE; P-T PSEUDOSECTION; SARDINIA; THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING; VARISCAN;

FELDSPAR; GARNETS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

CLINOPYROXENE; ECLOGITE; GARNET; GRANULITE FACIES; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; METAMORPHISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORTHOPYROXENE; P-T CONDITIONS; PLAGIOCLASE; PROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SYMPLECTITE; TEXTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ZONING;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

ISOMODES;

EID: 84864914033     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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