The importance of iron speciation (Fe +2/Fe +3) in determining mineral assemblages: An example from the high-grade aluminous metapelites of southeastern Madagascar

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 997-1018

  Boger, S D ^a,b   White, R W ^c   Schulte, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GAF AG   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferric iron; Granulite facies; Madagascar; Metapelite; Oxidation state

Indexed keywords

FERRIC IRON; GRANULITE FACIES; MADAGASCAR; METAPELITES; OXIDATION STATE;

GARNETS; IRON; IRON OXIDES; METALS; OXIDATION; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

GRANULITE; IRON; LITHOSPHERE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; P-T-T PATH; PROTOLITH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84868201603     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmg.12001     Document Type: Article

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