Blueschists, eclogites, and decompression assemblages of the Zermatt-Saas ophiolite: High-pressure metamorphism of subducted Tethys lithosphere

American Mineralogist

Volumn 90, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 821-835

  Bucher, Kurt ^a   Fazis, Yvonne ^b   de Capitani, Christian ^b   Grapes, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FELDSPAR; GARNETS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; KAOLINITE; MAGNESITE; MAGNETITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; OXIDE MINERALS; SERPENTINE; TALC; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; LARGE AMOUNTS; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; METABASALTS; SERPENTINITE; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TETHYS OCEANIC LITHOSPHERES; ZERMATT-SAAS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

LITHOSPHERE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OPHIOLITE; P-T CONDITIONS; SUBDUCTION; TETHYS;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 20444467185     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2005.1718     Document Type: Article

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