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Kyanite-eclogite from
Steinsteg eclogite, Frosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Type:Kyanite-eclogite
Comments:The eclogites are characterized by euhedral pink garnets of 1–3 mm in diameter in a matrix of green omphacite and amphibole with sizes of c. 0.2 mm and zoisite laths of up to 3 mm in length. Kyanite is present but frequently replaced by paragonite.

The peak conditions are estimated to 19.2–22.4 kbar, 594–627 8C (Hoschek, 2001)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Almandine
Amphibole Supergroup
Clinozoisite
Garnet Group
Kyanite
Magnesite
Muscovite
Omphacite
Paragonite
Phengite
Quartz
Rutile
Talc
Winchite
Zoisite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite-eclogite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Steinsteg eclogite, Frosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1781098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1781098:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite-eclogite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘEissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Hoschek, G (2001) Thermobarometry of metasediments and metabasites from the Eclogite zone of the Hohe Tauern, Eastern Alps, Austria. Lithos, 59 (3) 127-150 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(01)00063-9
Miller, C.; Konzett, J.; Tiepolo, M.; Armstrong, R.A.; Thöni, M. (2007) Jadeite-gneiss from the Eclogite Zone, Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, Austria: Metamorphic, geochemical and zircon record of a sedimentary protolith. Lithos, 93 (1-2). 68-88 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.045
 
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