High-temperature retrogression of granulite-facies marbles from the Reynolds Range Group, Central Australia: Phase equilibria, isotopic resetting and fluid fluxes

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 877-910

  Buick, Ian S ^a   Cartwright, Ian ^b   Williams, Ian S ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluid fluxes; Granulites; Marbles; Petrology; Retrogression

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLUX; GRANULITE; MARBLE; METAMORPHISM; RETROGRESSION;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, REYNOLDS RANGE;

EID: 0031449766     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.7.877     Document Type: Article

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