Mica-chlorite intergrowths in very low-grade metamorphosed sedimentary rocks from Norway.

S. Morad

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Abstract

Grains consisting of intergrowths of chlorite and mica (biotite and/or phengite) are common in very low-grade metamorphosed shales, siltstones and sandstones of the Brottum formation (Upper Palaeozoic; the Sparagmite region of S Norway). Mineralogical and chemical evidence indicate that these chlorite-phengite intergrowths result from differential alteration of detrital biotite during late diagenesis-early metamorphism. Microprobe analyses show that of 20 chlorites analysed, 17 fall in the brunsvigite field (with 2 ripidolites and 1 diabantite).-R.A.H.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)271-287
Number of pages17
JournalNeues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen
Volume154
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1986

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