The problem of dating high-pressure metamorphism: A U-Pb isotope and geochemical study on eclogites and related rocks of the Mariánské Lázně Complex, Czech Republic

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1311-1338

  Timmermann, H ^a,b   Stedra V ^c   Gerdes, A ^a   Noble, S R ^a   Parrish, R R ^a,d   Dorr W ^b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Eclogites; Geochemistry; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; OVERPRINTING;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 3242779988     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh020     Document Type: Article

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