Metamorphic reactions related to decompression and synkinematic intrusion of leucogranite, High Himalayan Crystallines, Bhutan

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 593-612

  Davidson, C ^a,d   Grujic, D E ^b,e   Hollister, L S ^a   Schmid, S M ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Geologisch Palaontologisches Institut Universitat Basel   (Switzerland)

^d BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bhutan Himalaya; Decompression reactions; Himalayan metamorphism; Petrogenetic grid; Synkinematic leucogranite

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; DECOMPRESSION; HIGH HIMALAYAN CRYSTALLINES; INTRUSION; LEUCOGRANITE; METAMORPHISM;

BHUTAN;

EID: 0031446742     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.tb00638.x     Document Type: Article

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