Geology of the Matthew Creek metamorphic zone, southeast British Columbia: A window into Middle proterozoic metamorphism in the Purcell Basin

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1073-1092

  McFarlane, C R M ^a   Pattison, D R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL REGIME;

CANADA;

EID: 0033833351     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-018     Document Type: Article

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