Oxygen isotope geochemistry of the Rhodope polymetamorphic terrain in northern Greece: Evidence for preservation of pre-metamorphic isotopic compositions

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1139-1152

  Matthews, Alan ^a   Liati, Anthi ^b   Mposkos, Evripidis ^c   Skarpelis, Nikos ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amphibolites; Eclogites; Fluid infiltration; Isotopic transport modeling; Metamorphism; Oxygen isotopes; Pre metamorphic isotope compositions; Rhodope terrain

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AMPHIBOLITES; ECLOGITES; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; METAMORPHISM; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; RHODOPE; TRANSPORT MODELING;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

AMPHIBOLITE; ECLOGITE; FLUID INFILTRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHISM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE;

GREECE;

EID: 0030435542     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/5/1139     Document Type: Article

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