Petrology of high-pressure granulites from the eastern Himalayan syntaxis

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 451-466

  Liu, Y ^a   Zhong, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern Himalayan syntaxis; Evaluation of P T conditions; High P granulite; Himalayan tectonics

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE; HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; P/T CONDITIONS; TECTONICS;

ASIA, HIMALAYAS;

EID: 0031437799     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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