Mineralogical and experimental evidence for very deep exhumation from subduction zones

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 61-76

  Green, Harry W ^a   Dobrzhinetskaya, Larissa ^a   Bozhilov, Krassimir N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; LHERZOLITE; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0034681619     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00027-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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