Grossular-bearing jadeite omphacite rock in the Myanmar jadeite area: A kind of jadeitized rodingite?

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-246

  Wang, Xia ^a   Shi, Guang Hai ^a   Qiu, Deng Feng ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Cui, Wen Yuan ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grossular; Jadeitite; Myanmar; Rodingite; Subduction

Indexed keywords

GARNETS; MICA; ROCKS; ZEOLITES;

GROSSULAR; JADEITITE; MYANMARS; RODINGITE; SUBDUCTION;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROSSULAR; JADEITE; OMPHACITE; PETROGRAPHY; PROTOLITH; REPLACEMENT; RODINGITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

MYANMAR;

EID: 84874598358     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2157     Document Type: Article

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