Gore Mountain Garnet Amphibolite Records UHT Conditions: Implications for the Rheology of the Lower Continental Crust during Orogenesis

The Gore Mountain Garnet Amphibolite (GMGA), part of the Mesoproterozoic Grenville Province in the Adirondack Highlands, NY, USA, is an iconic rock type known for hosting the world's largest garnets (up to 1 m diameter). We present a new detailed petrographic study of these rocks. Field relatio...

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Main Authors: Shinevar, William J (Author), Jagoutz, Oliver (Author), VanTongeren, Jill A (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021-09-30T15:16:13Z.
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