First evidence of ultrahigh-temperature decompression from the granulite province of southern India

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 819-822

  Brown, M ^a   Raith, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulites; High temperature; Metamorphism; P T conditions; Sapphirine

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE; P/T CONDITIONS; SAPPHIRINE; ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

INDIA;

EID: 0030429681     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.6.0819     Document Type: Article

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