Diffusion creep and partial melting in high temperature mylonitic gneisses, Hope Valley shear zone, New England Appalachians, USA

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-62

  Garlick, S R ^a   Gromet, L P ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Diffusion creep; Mylonitic gneiss; Partial melting; Pegmatite

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; GNEISS; MYLONITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PEGMATITE;

HOPE VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742287999     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2004.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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