Water as a petrologic catalyst driving 18o/16o homogenization and anatexis of the middle crust in the metamorphic core complexes of british columbia

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-130

  Holk, Gregory J ^a   Taylor, Hugh P ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DETACHMENT FAULT; HOMOGENEITY; LITHOPROBE; METAMORPHISM; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0034004261     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465072     Document Type: Article

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