Garnet peridotites in eurasian high-pressure and ultrahigh-pressure terranes: A diversity of origins and thermal histories

International Geology Review

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 799-815

  Medaris, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE; PERIDOTITE; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL EVOLUTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

EID: 0343340443     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819909465170     Document Type: Article

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