Blueschist-greenschist transition in the Mt. Hibernia schist, union hill, Parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica

International Geology Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Abbott, Richard N ^a   Bandy, Betsy R ^b   Jackson, Trevor A ^b   Scott, Peter W ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUESCHIST FACIES; GREENSCHIST FACIES; METAMORPHISM; MINERALOGY; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY;

JAMAICA; UNION HILL;

EID: 0037530596     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.45.1.1     Document Type: Article

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