The Charnockite Geotherm
- 11 November 1977
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 198 (4317) , 614-617
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.198.4317.614
Abstract
Charnockite, a hypersthene-bearing granite, and other associated rocks of the charnockite series have a global distribution. These rocks, according to evidence from mineral-chemical and experimental phase equilibrium relations, formed or recrystallized at temperatures between 800° and 900°C and at relatively shallow depths of 6 to 12 kilometers. This evidence indicates the existence of geothermal gradients of 70° to 100°C per kilometer probably at various times, the latest being around 1300 x 106 years ago.Keywords
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