The petrologic significance of epidote in granitic pegmatites

Research Article| September 30, 2019 The petrologic significance of epidote in granitic pegmatites Michael A. Wise Michael A. Wise § Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20013, USA § Corresponding author e-mail address: wisem@si.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) 57 (5): 817–819. https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.AB00029 Article history first online: 07 Oct 2019 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Michael A. Wise; The petrologic significance of epidote in granitic pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist 2019;; 57 (5): 817–819. doi: https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.AB00029 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyThe Canadian Mineralogist Search Advanced Search Epidote has been recognized as a major magmatic phase in granitic rocks of tonalitic and granodioritic compositions, less so in granites (Schmidt & Poli 2004 and references therein) and rarely as an accessory phase in granitic pegmatites (e.g., Andersen 1931, Lovering & Durrell 1959, Magloughlin 1987, Magloughlin & Merkel 2005, Sørensen 2006). Epidote from granitic pegmatites occurs sparingly in muscovite–rare-element and miarolitic pegmatites (Černý & Ercit 2005) and has been observed as aggregates of euhedral crystals in miarolitic cavities (Fig. 1A) and fractures, and as anhedral grains as... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.