Zoning in Garnet in Pelitic Rocks

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Ayten Hadi

can l have any publication concerning zoning in garnet because l am intrested in this topic and want to do research in this field. I will be very gratefull and hope to cooperate in future with my best regards

Thank alot Stephen

Saif Ahmad

a. Canadian Mineralogist, V 37, 443-468, 1999

b.Geology, V 24, 1099-1102, 1996

c.Chemical Geology, v.100, 41-49, 1992

d. Geological Materials Research, v.4, number 1, page 1-35, 2002

(Mineralogical Soc of America)

e.Geology, V 15, 573-576, 1987

f. Geology, V. 27, 535-538, 1999

g. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, V 59, 4105-4110, 1995

h. American Mineralogist, v.81, 1195-1207, 1996

i. Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology, v. 104, 619-630, 1990

j. Journal of Petrology, V. 33, 965-1005, 1992.

These are the journals i need immediately for my work. Can anyone help me get them please

Thank you very much Saif

thank you Selma, please do send more if you can