The Himalayan range exposes a spectacular assemblage of metamorphic rocks from the
mid-and deep crust that have fostered numerous models of how the crust responds to …

Plate tectonic forcing leads to changes in the physical conditions that affect the lithosphere.
In response to such changes, notably the local temperature (T) and pressure (P), rocks …

Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …

In this paper, the term “equilibrium assemblage diagrams” refers to diagrams strictly based
on assemblages predicted by Gibbs free energy minimization. The presented …

Chemically zoned garnet growth and coeval modification of this zoning through diffusion are
calculated during prograde metamorphic heating to temperatures of up to 850° C. This …

Garnet could be the ultimate petrochronometer. Not only can you date it directly (with an
accuracy and precision that may surprise some), but it is also a common rock-forming and …

The astonishing progress of personal computer technology in the past 30 years as well as
the availability of thermodynamic data and modeling programs have revolutionized our …

At the core of petrochronology is the relationship between geochronology and the
petrological evolution of major mineral assemblages. The focus of this chapter is on …

We present a method to reconstruct the dehydration flux associated with garnet-forming
reactions during subduction. Garnet-bearing blueschists from the island of Sifnos, Greece, in …

Variations of rare earth element (REE) concentrations in metamorphic garnet are an
important source of information of geodynamic and geochemical processes in the deeper …