A Metamorphic Petrologist’s View on Gemstone formation: An Example from Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Baumgartner, L.P.
dc.contributor.author	Fernando, G.W.A.R.
dc.contributor.author	Hauzenberger, C.A.
dc.contributor.author	Hofmeister, W.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-31T05:05:18Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-31T05:05:18Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.ou.ac.lk/handle/94ousl/115
dc.description.abstract	The growth of gem quality metamorphic minerals is most likely in fluid rich systems, where growth rate exceed the rate of nucleation. This condition typically occurs when crystallizing is close to equilibrium. This communication discusses metasomatic growth of corundum crystals at the boundary between ultramafic and acidic granulites. The phase petrology of the formation of corundum at the Rupaha deposit is presented Corundum forms due to desilification of the acidic granulite during peak granulite facies.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Mainz, Germany	en_US
dc.subject	corundum	en_US
dc.subject	Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Metamorphic Petrology	en_US
dc.subject	Gemstone	en_US
dc.title	A Metamorphic Petrologist’s View on Gemstone formation: An Example from Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US