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Garnet the gift that keeps on giving

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More than just a gemstone, Jon Pownall and Kathryn Cutts explore the history and future directions of garnet as a recorder of pressure, temperature, and time.

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Fig. 1: Calcium elemental map of a zoned garnet grain.

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  1. Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Jonathan M. Pownall

  2. Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Espoo, Finland

    Kathryn A. Cutts

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Pownall, J.M., Cutts, K.A. Garnet the gift that keeps on giving. Nat. Geosci. 16, 555 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01222-2

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