Modelling of the thermal history of metamorphic zoning in the Connemara region (western Ireland)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 379, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 77-91

  Reverdatto, V V ^a   Polyansky, O P ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Connemara; Dalradian; High T and low P metamorphism; Magmatic heat source; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW PRESSURE; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; OVERPRINTING; TECTONOPHYSICS; THERMAL EVOLUTION; ZONING;

CALEDONIDES; CONNACHT; CONNEMARA; COUNTY GALWAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1142280424     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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