Contact metamorphism surrounding the alta stock: Finite element model simulation of heat- and 18O/16O mass-transport during prograde metamorphism

American Journal of Science

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-55

  Cook, Stephen J ^a,b   Bowman, John R ^a   Forster, Craig B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTA STOCK; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HYDROTHERMAL METAMORPHISM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARBLE; METAMORPHIC AUREOLE;

USA, UTAH;

EID: 0031436767     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.297.1.1     Document Type: Article

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