Calc-skarn (Q43105): Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 18:11, 21 April 2023
A high to medium-temperature skarn consisting mainly of granditic garnet, salite (to ferrosalite or/and johannsenite-rich pyroxene), wollastonite or Mn-rich pyroxenoids and formed at the contacts of magmatic (or other silicate rocks) with calcium car
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Calc-skarn |
A high to medium-temperature skarn consisting mainly of granditic garnet, salite (to ferrosalite or/and johannsenite-rich pyroxene), wollastonite or Mn-rich pyroxenoids and formed at the contacts of magmatic (or other silicate rocks) with calcium car |
