Pressure - temperature - time paths of regional metamorphism I. heat transfer during the evolution of regions of thickened continental crust

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 894-928

  England, Philip C ^a   Thompson, Alan Bruce ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0021335178     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/25.4.894     Document Type: Article

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