Origin of garnet in aplite and pegmatite from Khajeh Morad in northeastern Iran: A major, trace element, and oxygen isotope approach

Triassic monzogranites and granodiorites of the Khajeh Morad region in northeastern Iran are cut by two types of garnet-bearing intrusive veins: (1) aplite and (2) granitic pegmatite. The former is composed of quartz, feldspar, muscovite, with minor garnet, biotite, and ilmenite. The latter contains quartz, plagioclase (+/- quartz and muscovite inclusions), alkali feldspar, and muscovite, with minor amounts of garnet, tourmaline, beryl, columbite, and ilmenite. Garnet in both rock types has MnO > 12 wt.% and CaO