Quartz exsolution in clinopyroxene is not proof of ultrahigh pressures: Evidence from eclogites from the Eastern Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, U.S.A

Physics & Astronomy

• eclogite 100%
• ridges 52%
• amphiboles 50%
• quartz 46%
• pyroxenes 34%
• needles 17%
• halos 10%
• barometers 10%
• coesite 9%
• pressure reduction 7%
• proportion 5%
• examination 4%
• solid solutions 4%
• estimates 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• eclogite 58%
• clinopyroxene 53%
• quartz 37%
• amphibole 30%
• pyroxene 23%
• ultrahigh pressure metamorphism 17%
• bovine spongiform encephalopathy 8%
• jadeite 8%
• coesite 7%
• decompression 6%
• albite 6%
• phase equilibrium 6%
• solid solution 6%
• indicator 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Quartz 46%
• Blue 38%
• Pressure 30%
• Needle Like Crystal 18%
• Phase Equilibria 5%
• Indicator 5%
• Solid Solution 4%