Geochemical evolution of high-pressure mafic granulites from the Bacariza formation (Cabo Ortegal complex, NW Spain): An example of a heterogeneous lower crust

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 539-555

  Galan G ^a   Marcos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibolites; Eclogites; Geochemistry; Gneisses; Hercynian belt; Mafic granulites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000658697     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050162     Document Type: Article

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