Reply to comment by Erkül and Erkül on “Al-in-hornblende thermobarometry and Sr-Nd-O-Pb isotopic compositions of the Early Miocene Alaçam granite in NW Anatolia (Turkey)”
Photomicrographs showing the low-grade metamorphosed volcanic textural features of metarhyolites in the Afyon Zone where the intrusive boundary of the Alaçam granite stock is observed with metarhyolites. a, b) Slightly deformed volcanic texture with subhedral embayed quartz phenocrystals (Q) in recrystallized glassy matrix is characteristic for the metarhyolites of the Afyon Zone
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Objective & Hypothesis:Photomicrographs showing the low-grade metamorphosed volcanic textural features of metarhyolites in the Afyon Zone where the intrusive boundary of the Alaçam granite stock is observed with metarhyolites. a, b) Slightly deformed volcanic texture with subhedral embayed quartz phenocrystals (Q) in recrystallized glassy matrix is characteristic for the metarhyolites of the Afyon Zone
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Key Findings & Data:Photomicrographs showing the low-grade metamorphosed volcanic textural features of metarhyolites in the Afyon Zone where the intrusive boundary of the Alaçam granite stock is observed with metarhyolites. a, b) Slightly deformed volcanic texture with subhedral embayed quartz phenocrystals (Q) in recrystallized glassy matrix is characteristic for the metarhyolites of the Afyon Zone
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Conclusion & Impact:Photomicrographs showing the low-grade metamorphosed volcanic textural features of metarhyolites in the Afyon Zone where the intrusive boundary of the Alaçam granite stock is observed with metarhyolites. a, b) Slightly deformed volcanic texture with subhedral embayed quartz phenocrystals (Q) in recrystallized glassy matrix is characteristic for the metarhyolites of the Afyon Zone
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Turkish J. Earth Sci. · (2014) · 475-478. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turkish J. Earth Sci.
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Figure. Photomicrographs showing the low-grade metamorphosed volcanic textural features of metarhyolites in the Afyon Zone where the intrusive boundary of the Alaçam granite stock is observed with metarhyolites. a, b) Slightly deformed volcanic texture with subhedral embayed quartz phenocrystals (Q) in recrystallized glassy matrix is characteristic for the metarhyolites of the Afyon Zone
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