Cretaceous high-P granulites at Milford Sound, New Zealand: Metamorphic history and emplacement in a convergent margin setting

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 359-374

  Clarke, C L ^a   Klepeis, K A ^a,b   Daczko, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Fiordland; High P granulite facies; P T path; Thermobarometry

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOBAROMETRY; GRANULITE FACIES; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034234886     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.2000.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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