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Co-Existing Pyroxenes in Metamorphic Rocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. J. O'Hara
Affiliation:
Grant Institute of Geology, University of Edinburgh

Abstract

Chemical and optical data for eighteen granulite facies pyroxene pairs are compared. Compositions and tie-line trends derived from optical data are shown to be unreliable and it is recommended that no attempt be made to subdivide the granulite facies on the basis of optically derived tie-lines.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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