High-pressure metamorphism caused by magma loading in Fiordland, New Zealand

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-452

  Brown, E H ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulite facies; Magma loading; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GRANULITE FACIES; MAGMA LOADING; METAMORPHISM;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, FIORDLAND;

EID: 0030475554     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.1996.06024.x     Document Type: Article

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