Unpairing metamorphic belts: P-T paths and a tectonic model for the Ryoke Belt, southwest Japan

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-22

  Brown, Michael ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

'paired' metamorphic belts; Low P T type metamorphism; Migmatite; P T paths; Ridge subduction; Ryoke Belt, Japan; Terrane amalgamation

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; MIGMATITE; P/T CONDITIONS; RIDGE SUBDUCTION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, RYOKE BELT;

EID: 0031897250     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1998.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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