Abstract: Tourmaline-rich pegmatitic orthogneisses, tourmalinites, kyanite-chlorite-muscovite schists and quartzites crosscut by subordinate quartz-tourmaline veins and layers were newly described from the Sopron area, Western Hungary. The orthogneisses mainly consist of quartz, plagioclase, tourmaline, garnet and white mica. In smaller amounts K-feldspar, beryl, Mg-rich chlorite, kyanite, lazulite, florencite, monazite and apatite also are present. Magmatic cores and two generations of metamorphic tourmaline (Fe-rich and Mg-rich) were distinguished. Tou...
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Geochemistry