Peak metamorphic conditions of garnet amphibolites beneath the semail ophiolite: Implications for an inverted pressure gradient

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-304

  Gnos, Edwin ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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GARNET AMPHIBOLITE;

EID: 0031828589     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465210     Document Type: Article

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