The effects of accretion, erosion and radiogenic heat on the metamorphic evolution of collisional orogens

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-366

  Huerta, A D ^a,b   Royden, L H ^a   Hodges, K V ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion; Erosion; Metamorphism; Orogeny; Radiogenic heat

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COLLISION ZONE; EROSION; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033165724     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.1999.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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