Petrological and geochronological constraints on high pressure, high temperature metamorphism in the Snowbird tectonic zone, Canada

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-98

  Baldwin, J A ^a   Bowring, S A ^a   Williams, M L ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Granulites; High pressure metamorphism; Petrology; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0037218518     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.2003.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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