Thermal models of core-complex evolution in Arizona and New Guinea: Implications for ancient cooling paths and present-day heat flow

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 933-951

  Ketcham, Richard A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Donelick Analytical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT FLOW; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS; USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030435045     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96TC00033     Document Type: Article

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