Structural evolution of the northern end of the Oman Ophiolite and enclosed granulites

Tectonophysics

Volumn 254, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 111-137

  Gnos, Edwin ^a,b   Nicolas, Adolphe ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OBDUCTION; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION;

OMAN, KHAWR FAKKAN MASSIF;

EID: 0029768998     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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