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Eclogite outcrops, Bixiling, Yuexi Co., Anqing Prefecture, Anhui Province, China

Eclogites and ultramafic rocks (peridotites) within biotite gneisses in the eastern part of the Dabie UHP metamorphic terrane.
The original mantle-derived magma, intruded into the lower crust, was contaminated by crustal granulites during magma differentiation.
Located in the southern Dabie Mts.

Ref.:
- Chavagnatz, V., and Jahn, B.M. (1996): Coesite-bearing eclogites from the Bixiling complex, Dabie Mountains, China: Sm-Nd ages, geochemical characteristics and tectonic implications. Chemical Geology 133, 29-51.
- J. Appl. Cryst. 34, 442–453 (2001).





Mineral List:
  • Clinoenstatite
  • Clinozoisite
  • Coesite
  • Diopside
  • Forsterite
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Kyanite
  • Omphacite
  • Phengite
  • Pyrope
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • Talc
  • Tremolite
  • Zircon
  • Zoisite


    16 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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