Syntectonic anatexis and magmatism in a mid-crustal transpressional shear zone: an example from the Hercynian rocks of the eastern Pyrenees

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 905-916

  Druguet, E ^a   Hutton, D H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERCYNIAN MAGMATISM; HERCYNIAN METAMORPHISM;

DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANATEXIS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM;

SPAIN, PYRENEES;

EID: 0032124362     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00017-0     Document Type: Article

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