Burial rates during prograde metamorphism of an ultra-high-pressure terrane: An example from Lago di Cignana, western Alps, Italy

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 57-72

  Lapen, Thomas J ^a   Johnson, Clark M ^a   Baumgartner, Lukas P ^b   Mahlen, Nancy J ^a   Beard, Brian L ^a   Amato, Jeffrey M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BFSH2   (Switzerland)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Garnet growth; Lu Hf; Prograde metamorphism; Ultra High Pressure

Indexed keywords

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); GARNET; HAFNIUM; LUTETIUM; P-T CONDITIONS; PROGRADE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ALPS; ITALY; LAGO DI CIGNANA;

EID: 0142092304     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00455-2     Document Type: Article

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