Fluid inclusions in Scourian granulites from the Lewisian complex of NW Scotland: Evidence for CO2-rich fluid in Late Archaean high-grade metamorphism

Lithos

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 93-104

  Andersen, T ^a   Whitehouse, M J ^b   Burke, E A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Fluid inclusions; Granulites; Lewisian complex; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006905714     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-4937(97)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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