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Summary Garnet porphyroblasts, containing elongate ilmenite inclusions arranged in an essentially spherical pattern, are described. The garnets are post-tectonic, and the inclusion pattern is the result of deformation and simultaneous replacement of the matrix by the growing porphyroblast.
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