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Al and Ti contents of hornblende, indicators of pressure and temperature of regional metamorphism

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Chemical analyses of hornblendes from different regional metamorphic terrains and from rocks of different metamorphic grade have been compared. Hornblendes of lowpressure type are distinguished from hornblendes of high-pressure type by their AlVI and Si contents. The Ti content of hornblende is shown to increase with metamorphic temperature from the greenschist-amphibolite transition facies to the hornblende-granulite facies.

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Raase, P. Al and Ti contents of hornblende, indicators of pressure and temperature of regional metamorphism. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 45, 231–236 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383440

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