Carbon isotope exchange during polymetamorphism in the Panamint Mountains, California, USA

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-212

  Bergfeld, D ^a,c   Nabelek, P I ^a   Labotka, T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON; GRAPHITE; ISOTOPE EXCHANGE; METAMORPHISM;

USA, CALIFORNIA, PANAMINT MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0029750894     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.1996.05848.x     Document Type: Article

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