Evidence for Post-Metamorphic Metasomatism of High-Grade Orthogneisses from Sri Lanka

Gondwana Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-184

  Kehelpannala, K V Wilbert ^a   Ratnayake, N Prasanna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

K metasomatism; Myrmekitization; Orthogneisses; Post metamorphic fluids; Shear zones

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIORITE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GRANULITE FACIES; LOWER CRUST; METASOMATISM; MONZONITE; ORTHOGNEISS; PETROGRAPHY; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; TONALITE;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0006358690     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70141-6     Document Type: Article

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