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Petrology of graphitic sulfide-rich schists from South-central Maine; an example of desulfidation during prograde regional metamorphism
John M. Ferry
Petrology of graphitic sulfide-rich schists from South-central Maine; an example of desulfidation during prograde regional metamorphism
American Mineralogist (October 1981) 66 (9-10): 908-930
Petrology of graphitic sulfide-rich schists from South-central Maine; an example of desulfidation during prograde regional metamorphism
American Mineralogist (October 1981) 66 (9-10): 908-930
Index Terms/Descriptors
- data
- fluid phase
- geochemistry
- graphite
- interpretation
- Kennebec County Maine
- Maine
- mass transfer
- metamorphic rocks
- metamorphism
- migration of elements
- mineral assemblages
- minerals
- native elements
- P-T conditions
- Paleozoic
- petrology
- phase equilibria
- processes
- prograde metamorphism
- pyrite
- pyrrhotite
- regional metamorphism
- Sangerville Formation
- schists
- silicates
- Silurian
- sulfides
- sulfur
- transformations
- United States
- Waterville Formation
- desulfidation
Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
This Buchan-type metamorphic terrain contains assemblages of silicate, sulphide, oxide, and carbonate minerals metamorphosed from chlorite through to sillimanite-zone conditions. Apparently large volumes of fluid were passed through the schists, and drove the desulphidation reaction.
ISSN: 0003-004X
EISSN: 1945-3027
Coden: AMMIAY
Serial Title: American Mineralogist
Serial Volume: 66
Serial Issue: 9-10
Title: Petrology of graphitic sulfide-rich schists from South-central Maine; an example of desulfidation during prograde regional metamorphism
Author(s): Ferry, John M.
Affiliation: Ariz. State Univ., Dep. Geol.,
Tempe, AZ,
United States
Pages: 908-930
Published: 198110
Text Language: English
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America,
Washington, DC,
United States
References: 65
Accession Number: 1982-022442
Categories: Igneous and metamorphic petrology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 17 anals., 6 tables, sketch map
N44°15'00" - N44°34'60", W70°00'00" - W69°34'60"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Mineralogical Abstracts, United KingdomTwickenhamUKUnited Kingdom
Update Code: 1982