introduction the avan cu-fe skarn is located at the southern margin of qaradagh batholith, about 60 km north of tabriz. the skarn-type metasomatic alteration is the result of qaradagh batholith intrusion into the upper cretaceous impure carbonates. the studied area belongs to the central iranian structural zone. in regional scale, the studied area is a part of the zangezour mineralization zone ...

Geological, petrological, and axygcn isotopic data are pn:sentecl for 228 whole rock and mineral samples collected from a 100x20 km area of the nortbem Samail opbiolite in Oman. MOlt of these samples arc from three detailed profiles tluough the pillow IIIYBI, sbeetecl dikes, and .red pbbi'OI of this laterally heterogeneous fratpnent of Cretaceous oceanic crust, down to and 8C1'0I& the petroaop:...

The AI-in-hornblende barometer potentially offers a basis for estimating crystallization pressure for granitic batholiths. However, owing to the simplicity of its formulation, misuse of the barometer can occur. Many granitic intrusions are emplaced at conditions inconsistent with those of the existing experimental calibrations, including f02 < NNO and/or variable to high temperature. The barome...