Rapid high-temperature metamorphism of East Pacific Rise gabbros from Hess Deep

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 123-132

  Manning, Craig E ^a   Weston, Patricia E ^a   Mahon, Keith I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibolite facies; East Pacific Rise; Geologic thermometry; Hydrothermal processes; Metagabbro; Metamorphic rocks; Metaplutonic rocks; Microcracks; ODP Site 894; P T conditions

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; GABBROS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES; METAMORPHISM; P/T CONDITIONS;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC, HESS DEEP, ODP HOLE 894G;

EID: 0030435832     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00153-7     Document Type: Article

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