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Eiksunddalen Eclogite Complex, Hareidland, Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Eiksunddalen eklogittkompleks, Hareidland, Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norge

Eiksunddal eclogite complex within the Western Gneiss Region of Norway

Some UHP eclogite pods on Hareidland show coesite inclusions in zircons.
The mineralist lists also minerals found in connection to surrounding gneises.

References

- Mysen, B.O. & Heier, K.S. (1972): Petrogenesis of eclogites in high grade metamorphic gneisses, examplified by the Hareidland eclogite, Western Norway. Contr.Miner.Petrol. 36, 73-94.
- Jamtveit, B. (1987): Magmatic and metamorphic controls on chemical variations within the Eiksunddal eclogite complex, Sunnmøre, western Norway. Lithos. 20, 369-389
- Carswell,D. A.; Brueckner, H. K.; Cuthbert, S. J., Mehta,K. & O'Brien. P. J. (2003): The timing of stabilisation and the exhumation rate for ultra-high pressure rocks in the Western Gneiss Region of Norway. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 21, 601-612




Mineral List

Calcite
Coesite
Corundum
'Garnet'
Kyanite
Omphacite
Orthoclase
Quartz
Rutile
Sapphirine
Spinel
'Stilbite'
Zircon


13 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.

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