Conditions and processes during metamorphic and igneous petrogenesis

Igneous Petrogenesis of Yamato Nakhlites

Introduction: We have carried out detailed petrographical-mineralogical description of three Yamato nakhlites (Y000593, Y000749 and Y000802). These three are paired. We clarified chemical compositional differences between the Yamato nakhlites and other nakhlites, and subclassified the Yamato nakhlites as an intermediate type between NWA817 and others (Nakhla, Governador Valadares and Lafayette)...

Mineral Chemistry and metamorphic evolution of the Late Neoproterozoic metabasites of Do-Chah metamorphic - igneous complex (SE Shahrood)

Metapelites of the Do Chah complex (SE Shahrood) are composed of micaschist, garnet micaschist, chloritoid schist and garnet-bearing gneiss. In the highest degree of metamorphism, metapelites have been affected by partial melting, resulting as granitization. A significant part of these rocks, imposed by compressional tectonic regime and show typical evidence of plastic deformation and intensive...

Two types of tourmaline with igneous and metamorphic origin in metamorphic rocks of north Golpayegan, Isfahan province

The Muteh-Golpayegan metamorphic complex consist of different metamorphic rocks including pelitic, semi-pelitic, carbonate, quartz-feldspathic and basic metamorphosed rocks. The metapelitic rocks include chlorite schist, biotite schist, garnet schist, staurolite schist, kyanite schist, sillimanite schist and andalusite schist. The semi-pelitic rocks contain higher amounts of quartz and lower am...

Extra-terrestrial igneous granites and related rocks: A review of their occurrence and petrogenesis

Slow oxygen diffusion rates in igneous zircons from metamorphic rocks

Empirical tests of oxygen exchange rate in zircon crystals from amphiboliteand granulite-facies metamorphic rocks of the Grenville Province demonstrate preservation of igneous dO through protracted igneous and metamorphic histories, forming the basis of quantitative estimates of diffusion rate. Granitic orthogneisses, which cooled slowly after granulite-facies metamorphism, show no consistent r...