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Some curious garnet clusters from the Garnetiferous Beds of the Leinster Granite Aureole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. S. Kennan
P. S. Kennan*
Affiliation:
Geology Department, University College, Dublin 4
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Summary

Hollow, often ellipsoidal, clusters of small manganiferous garnets are described. They occur as discrete entities in the normal garnet–quartz coticule fabric of the Garnetiferous Beds, an important group of metamorphosed manganese-rich sediments found within the aureole of the Leinster Granite. The clusters are thought to represent small original sedimentary concretions, subsequently completely reconstituted.

Type
Research Article
Information
Geological Magazine , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , March 1972 , pp. 165 - 170
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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