The granitoid intrusions of Dehnow, which is located  in northwest of Mashhad in immediate contact with garnet-rich hornfels, contain large crystals of garnets. They provide an excellent opportunity to study the effect of host rocks in contamination of a garnet-bearing granitoid magma. The garnet crystals contain abundant inclusions that are indicative of igneous phases and are arranged in a ci...

The studied sample presents garnet textural sector-zoning as inclusions in two types in garnet schist from Morlaix, North-West Brittany, France. Crystal size distributions (CSD) of quartz crystals were measured in both types inclusions, in the matrix and strain shadows around garnet porphyroblasts using Back-scatter electron (BSE) images. The CSD plots of quartz crystals show an increase of ave...

Next to the Ghohroud granitic intrusive body in the south of Kashan, skarns are outcropped, of which some contain garnet crystals with obvious zoning. In order to investigate characteristics of this zonation, garnet crystals were analyzed from core to rim by EDX point analysis, using scanning electron microscope. Obtained data show that garnet crystals belong to grandite (grassolar-andradite) s...

This study focuses on the amount and concentration of trace elements and REEs pattern in garnet crystals which experienced regional metamorphism in the central Iran micro-continent, including the areas of Deh-Salm, Zaman Abad, Mishdowan, and Tanbour. Generally, garnet crystals are isolated from mica schists of greenschist to amphibolite facies. Mineralogical composition of garnets shows almandi...

The study area is a part of the Sanandaj- Sirjan metamorphic belt. The Hamadan metamorphic rocks can be divided into three groups including regional metamorphic rocks, contact metamorphic rocks and migmatites. Garnet crystals are usually common in all of the metamorphic rocks (except for slates and phyllites) and in the igneous rocks (i.e. aplite, pegmatite and monzogranite). These garnets, fro...

The Oshvand Skarn deposit is located about 10 km east of Nahavand city in the Sanandaj-Sirjan structural zone. In this area, garnet (grossular-andradite) is the most abundant mineral in the skarn zone and their compositions are in the range of Adr(67.2 - 45.9%) Gro(50.1 - 31.8%) Sps(1.8 - 0.3%) and Prp(2.5 - 0.6%). EPMA data indicate a decrease in andradite and increase in the amounts of grossu...