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1 Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 28, No 6 (1986), Pagination: 473-479
Abstract
A geobarometer based on the equilibrium Mg3Al2Si3O12 + 2Al2SiO5 (sillimanite) = 3MgAl2O4+5SiO2 has been proposed. The geobarometric expression can be stated as P(bar)=9.68 T - 7106 + 10.307 T In (agarnetMg3Al2Si3O12)1/3/(aspinelMgAl2O4). Application of the proposed geobarometric formulation to some metapelites indicates that it registers reasonable pressure values which are in good agreement with the recommended pressure values for different terranes.