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Garnet growth in a metapelite from the Moinian rocks of Northern Sutherland, Scotland

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Compositional profiles of a series of garnets, extracted from a pelitic schist occurring in the Moinian rocks of Northern Sutherland, have been established. The profiles are complex and do not conform to a simple fractionation model. A model to explain them is suggested.

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  1. Department of Geography and Geology, The University of Durban-Westville, Private Bag X54001, 4000, Durban, South Africa

    Carol A. Finlay

  2. Department of Geology, The University of Natal, King George V Avenue, 4001, Durban, South Africa

    Alan Kerr

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Finlay, C.A., Kerr, A. Garnet growth in a metapelite from the Moinian rocks of Northern Sutherland, Scotland. Contrib. Mineral and Petrol. 71, 185–191 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00375435

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