An in-situ melting model of granite formation: Geological evidence from Southeast China

International Geology Review

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 611-622

  Chen, Guoneng ^a   Grapes, Rodney ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GRANITE; MAGMA; MELTING; METAMORPHISM; PETROGRAPHY; UPPER CRUST;

CHINA;

EID: 0141974961     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.45.7.611     Document Type: Article

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