Looping P-T paths and high-T, low-P middle crustal metamorphism: Proterozoic evolution of the southwestern United States

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1119-1122

  Williams, Michael L ^a   Karlstrom, Karl E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

COOLING PATH; CRUSTAL DEPTH; GEOTHERMS; P-T PATH; PLUTONS; POLYMETAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVENTS; HIGH-T;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXHUMATION; P-T-T PATH; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; TERRANE; METAMORPHISM; P/T PATH;

UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0030426343     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<1119:LPTPAH>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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