Metapelitic rocks in the Gasht area include micaschist, kyanite schist, andalusite schist, garnet schist, staurolite schist, cordierite schist and sillimanite schist. Tourmaline occurs as accessory mineral in all of these rock types. These schists are metamorphosed regionally and are affected by contact metamorpism subsequently. Based on the textural relations and the fact that CaO and TiO2 con...

Elevated As occurs in many meta-sedimentary bedrock aquifers where elevated bulk-rock As content is one of the primary controls on the concentration of As in groundwater. This study was designed to determine As concentrations in a black shale, black slate and black phyllite sequence that comprises the bedrock aquifer system of the Taconic Mountain region of southwestern Vermont and adjacent New...

The major, trace element, and Li isotopic compositions of granodiorite and metapelites from the Onawa pluton and surrounding contact aureole have beenmeasured to document the behavior of Li and its isotopes during progressive metamorphic dehydration. Major and trace element concentrations inmetapelites of the contact aureole change little, while loss on ignition (LOI) decreases with increasing ...

Recent work in Barrovian metamorphic terranes has found that rocks experience peak metamorphic temperatures across several grades at similar times. This result is inconsistent with most geodynamic models of crustal over-thickening and conductive heating, wherein rocks which reach different metamorphic grades generally reach peak temperatures at different times. Instead, the presence of addition...

in order to assess the presence or absence of fluids under peak metamorphic conditions within the inner aureole of the etive igneous complex in west scotland, eight suitable metabasic hornfels samples and one suitable pelitic hornfels were used to calculate water activities using a mineral equilibria. calculated activities for water are lower than unity in the pelitic sample and extremely low i...

In order to assess the presence or absence of fluids under peak metamorphic conditions within the inner aureole of the Etive igneous complex in west Scotland, eight suitable metabasic hornfels samples and one suitable pelitic hornfels were used to calculate water activities using a mineral equilibria. Calculated activities for water are lower than unity in the pelitic sample and extremely low i...

In this study, we report mineralogical features of post-metamorphic K-metasomatic assemblage high-grade metapelites from Guwahati, the northern extension central part Shillong Plateau, NE India. Several reaction textures metasomatic are shown and they offer clues for relevant reactions modification pre-metasomatic metapelites. Two sets mineral recognized, which include, alteration high-temperat...