A new occurrence of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism, central macedonia, northern greece: Evidence from graphitized diamonds?

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 545-554

  Kostopoulos, Dimitris K ^a   Ioannidis, Nikos M ^a   Sklavounos, Spyros A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GRAPHITIZATION; METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

GREECE; MACEDONIA;

EID: 0033929336     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465098     Document Type: Article

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