Constraining the P-T path of a MORB-type eclogite using pseudosections, garnet zoning and garnet-clinopyroxene thermometry: An example from the Bohemian Massif

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 725-743

  Stipska P ^a,b,c   Powell, R ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Garnet clinopyroxene thermometry; MORB eclogite; Prograde garnet zoning; Pseudosection

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; ECLOGITE; GARNET; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; P-T CONDITIONS;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 32544441932     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2005.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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