Marian – the pre-Alpine Sondalo gabbroic complex in the Italian Central-Eastern Alps occupies an area of about 35 km2 and it is mostly amphibole-gabbro. You may have a look at R. Tribuzio, M.F. Thirlwall, B. Messiga, Contrib Mineral Petrol (1999) 136: 48-62 These two papers deal with the country rocks Braga, R., Callegari, A., Messiga, B., Ottolini, L., Renna, M.R., Tribuzio R., 2003. European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 393-400. Braga, R., Giacomini, F., Messiga, B., Tribuzio, R., 2001. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, (part A), 26, 333-342. Hope this helps Roberto At 17.47 29/03/07, you wrote: >Dear all, >I am compiling a collection of gabbroic (sensu >lato) intrusions to cover a wide range of >intrusion depth and intrusion diameter in order >to put first-order constraints on the thermal >controls of grain-scale textures developed in their partially-melted aureoles. >There seems to be a particular dearth of >intrusions with diameter < 1km, intruded at pressures > 1 kbar. > >I would be MOST grateful for any suggestions! > >best wishes > >Marian Holness _________________________________________________ Roberto Braga NEW EMAIL! [log in to unmask] Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali Università di Bologna Piazza di Porta S. Donato 1 40126 Bologna - Italy tel. +39 051 2094 917 fax +39 051 2094 904 http://www.geomin.unibo.it/Personale/Pagine/template_ospite.aspx?pagina=braga