Geothermobarometry and U-Pb geochronology of metapelitic granulites and pelitic migmatites from the Lokoho region, Northern Madagascar

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 11-12 PART 1, 2003, Pages 1753-1768

  Buchwaldt, Robert ^a   Tucker, Robert D ^a   Dymek, Robert F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; BIOTITE; CROPS; DEHYDRATION; GARNETS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; LEAD ALLOYS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; ZIRCON;

DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; GRANITE EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; ISOTHERMAL DECOMPRESSION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCKS; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY;

URANIUM ALLOYS;

CAMBRIAN; GEOBAROMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GRANULITE; METAPELITE; MIGMATITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROGRAPHY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LOKOHO; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0346009191     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-11-1216     Document Type: Article

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