Inverted metamorphic sequence in the Sikkim Himalayas: Crystallization history, P-T gradient and implications

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 395-412

  Dasgupta, S ^a   Ganguly, J ^b   Neogi, S ^c  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Himalayas; Inverted Barrovian zones; Main central thrust; Thermabarometry; Zoning in garnet

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOBAROMETRY; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROGRAPHY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; SIKKIM HIMALAYAS;

EID: 3242883061     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2004.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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