Blueschists and Blue Amphiboles: How much Subduction do they Need?

International Geology Review

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 688-702

  Maresch, Walter V ^a   Gerya, Taras V ^a,b,c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHIC FACIES; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 23044451985     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.47.7.688     Document Type: Article

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