Aluminum in hornblende: an empirical igneous geobarometer.

American Mineralogist
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Abstract

Electron-microprobe analyses of hornblendes from five calc-alkaline plutonic complexes representing low- and high-pressure regimes define a tightly clustered linear trend in terms of total Al (AlT) and tetrahedral Al (Aliv) contents. Data collated from the literature on calcic amphiboles from other plutonic complexes and from phase equilibrium experiments using natural rocks or synthetic analogue compositions show a similar AlT-Aliv trend and systematic pressure effects.-J.A.Z.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Aluminum in hornblende: an empirical igneous geobarometer.
Series title American Mineralogist
Volume 71
Issue 11-12
Year Published 1986
Language English
Publisher Mineralogical Society of America
Contributing office(s) Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center
Description 17 p.
First page 1297
Last page 1313
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