Dry and strong quartz during deformation of the lower crust in the presence of melt

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Menegon, Luca, Nasipuri, Pritam, Stunitz, Holger, Behrens, Harald, Ravna, Erling J Krogh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geopgysical Union (AGU) 2011
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry: 462; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Mineralogi; petrologi; geokjemi: 462; Norway; Seiland; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/3944; https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JB008371

Granulite facies migmatitic gneisses from the Seiland Igneous Province (northern Norway) were deformed during deep crustal shearing in the presence of melt, which formed by dehydration melting of biotite. Partial melting and deformation occurred during the intrusion of large gabbroic plutons at the...