The P–T–X conditions of staurolite-garnet metabasites, NW Iran: Implications for metamorphism during Arabia-Eurasia collision

The staurolite-bearing Avajiq metabasites (AMB) crop out near the NW border of Iran with Turkey and contain the peak assemblage garnet + Ca-amphibole + staurolite + biotite + chlorite1 + ilmenite. The AMB record peak pressure–temperature (P-T) conditions of >1 GPa at ∼650 °C; the moderately high...

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Main Authors: Monir Modjarrad, Donna L. Whitney, Hadi Omrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590056024000033