30 years of P-T-t paths: What we’ve learned about orogenesis Frank S. Spear Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(1977)
P-T paths from zoned garnet Tauern Window, Austria (Selverstone et al, 1984)
Tauern Window, Austria (Selverstone et al, 1984)
P-T paths and nappe tectonics - New Hampshire Spear et al. (2007) Ernst, 1976
Trace element thermobarometry Ti-in-quartz (Titaniq) Y in garnet
Y zoning in garnet BF-17A - Western New Hampshire TM-730 - Strafford Dome, Central Vermont 4341 ppm - inner core 5346 ppm - outer core 29 ppm - rim
garnet + xenotime assemblages Y concentration in garnet + xenotime assemblages Tectonic loading at rates in excess of 8 cm/year
Rates of tectonic processes Diffusion studies: Rates of tectonic processes Ti-in-quartz (Titaniq) Mn in garnet
79-149d (New Hampshire: kyanite zone) Grt St Ky Grt
79-149d (New Hampshire: kyanite zone) CL image Grt
79-149d (New Hampshire: kyanite zone) CL image Grt
79-149D Orfordville, NH: kyanite zone CL image Qtz Grt
Peak T/Duration 550C/1.2 m.y. 575C/0.6 m.y. 600C/0.3 m.y.
TM-730 - Central VT. Staurolite-Kyanite zone
TM-730 Mn zoning
TM-730 - Mn diffusion modeling 2.5 m.y. 0.25 m.y.
10 cm/year
10 cm/year