Episodic porphyroblast growth in the Fleur de Lys Supergroup, Newfoundland: Timing relative to the sequential development of multiple crenulation cleavages

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 711-728

  Stallard, A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBITE; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; GARNET; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PORPHYROBLAST; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND;

EID: 0032467691     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1998.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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