Garnet Zoning and the Metamorphic History of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
Isava V. 2015. Garnet Zoning and the Metamorphic History of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Duke University
This project describes the petrology of multiple formations found in the Ocoee Supergroup within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, uses the property of mineral zoning in garnets from the Anakeesta Formation to discern changes in temperature and pressure with time, and uses major element analysis by direct current plasma (DCP) spectroscopy to show a positive correlation between bulk rock manganese content and the presence of garnet in samples with seemingly similar compositions. Thesis for Graduation with Distinction; geologic study in GRSM
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Isava, Virginia
- Date of Issue
- 2015-04-24
- Publisher
- Duke University
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Geology, metamorphic, thesis