Ulsteinvik, Ulstein, More og Romsdal, Norway

(Ulsteinvik, Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norge)

Sørøyane Islands (west of Hareidlandet) show numerous outcrops of UHP eclogites, in a zone located aroud Ulsteinvik.

Kyanite eclogites from Ulsteinvik underwent retrogression to granulitic and amphibolitic assemblages during exhumation.
Hydrated zones show a replacement of eclogites by symplectites and plagioclase-bearing assemblages.
Echelon microfractures show complex assemblages with sapphirine, corundum, diopside and plagioclase.

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Mineral List:

	'Albite-Anorthite Series'

	Coesite

	Corundum

	Diopside

	Epidote

	'Garnet Group'

	Kyanite

	Omphacite

	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

	Quartz

	Sapphirine

	Spinel

	Zircon

13 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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