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Mn- (and Ca-) enriched border fringes around resorbed garnets, and Mn-enriched zones along cracks in resorbed garnets and along intergranular boundaries in resorbed sievegarnets, indicate a limited diffusion of Mn (and some Ca) into the garnet structure.
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de Béthune, P., Laduron, D. & Bocquet, J. Diffusion processes in resorbed garnets. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 50, 197–204 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00371039
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