Abstract
This study aims to resolve inconsistencies in using the mineral rutile as a geothermometer and protolith indicator in subduction zone environments by investigating how pressure-temperature paths, thermal gradients, protoliths, and fluid-rock interaction influence its trace element systematics and zoning patterns, thereby enhancing its reliability in geological applications, such as geothermometry, geochronology, and provenance studies.
Status
Graduate
Department
Earth & Environmental Geosciences
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Katherine Fornash
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Trace Element Systematics and Zoning in Rutile: Implications for Thermometry & Protolith Applications in High-Pressure/Low-Temperature (HP/LT) Metamorphic Rocks
This study aims to resolve inconsistencies in using the mineral rutile as a geothermometer and protolith indicator in subduction zone environments by investigating how pressure-temperature paths, thermal gradients, protoliths, and fluid-rock interaction influence its trace element systematics and zoning patterns, thereby enhancing its reliability in geological applications, such as geothermometry, geochronology, and provenance studies.
