Continental eclogites and the Wilson Cycle

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 437-442

  Ryan, P D ^a   Dewey, J F ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Eclogite; Orogenic belts; Wilson Cycle

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ECLOGITE; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENESIS; WILSON CYCLE;

EID: 0030867949     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0437     Document Type: Article

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