The sapphirine-bearing rocks in contact with the Lherz peridotite body: New mineralogical data, age and interpretation

Sapphirine-bearing rocks are described in the Aulus Basin (Ariège, France) in a contact zone between the Lherz peridotitic body and Mesozoic metasediments which underwent the Pyrenean Cretaceous high-temperature, low-pressure metamorphic event (Monchoux, 1970, 1972a, 1972b). Sapphirine crystals occu...

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Published in:	BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin
Main Authors:	Uzel Jessica, Lagabrielle Yves, Fourcade Serge, Chopin Christian, Monchoux Pierre, Clerc Camille, Poujol Marc
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Subjects:	north pyrenean zone sapphirine keuper meta-evaporite high-temperature low-pressure metamorphism mantle exhumation extensional detachment
Online Access:	https://www.bsgf.fr/articles/bsgf/full_html/2020/01/bsgf180030/bsgf180030.html