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April 01, 1991
Hercynite-quartz granulites; phase relations, and implications for crustal processes
David J. Waters
David J. Waters
Univ. Oxford, Dep. Earth Sci., Oxford, United Kingdom
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David J. Waters
Univ. Oxford, Dep. Earth Sci., Oxford, United Kingdom
Publisher: Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, Sociedad Española de Mineralogia, Societá Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Société Francaise de Minéralogie
First Online:
02 Mar 2017
Online ISSN: 1617-4011
Print ISSN: 0935-1221
GeoRef, Copyright 2007, American Geological Institute. Reference includes data from Geoline, Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hanover, Germany
European Journal of Mineralogy (1991) 3 (2): 367–386.
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02 Mar 2017
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David J. Waters; Hercynite-quartz granulites; phase relations, and implications for crustal processes. European Journal of Mineralogy 1991;; 3 (2): 367–386. doi:
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Africa
- case studies
- chemical composition
- cordierite
- crust
- evolution
- framework silicates
- geologic barometry
- geologic thermometry
- granulites
- hercynite
- metamorphic rocks
- mineral assemblages
- models
- Namaqualand
- oxides
- petrography
- phase equilibria
- quartz
- ring silicates
- silica minerals
- silicates
- Southern Africa
- tectonics
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