ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 1993, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2-English): 21-28.

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AN OCCURRENCE OF THE ASSEMBLAGE GRANDIDiERITE, KORNERUPINE, AND TOURMALINE IN ANTARCTICA

 Ren Liudong1 and Liu Xiaohan2   

  1. 1Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100029
  • Online:1943-06-30 Published:1943-06-30
  • Contact: Ren Liudong

Abstract:

Grandidierite, kornerupine, and tourmaline occur in high-grade pelitic gneisses from the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica. The three minerals contact to each other and show a special order: Trn1→Gdd→Trn2→Krn→Trn3, suggesting the occurrence of the assemblage is controlled by the temporal changes of the chemical potentials of B2O3 and H2O. The discovery of the assemblage is a good constraint on the seting and composition feature of metamorphism in the area.

Key words: grandidierite, kornerupine, tourmaline, boron, evolution