First evidence of eclogite facies metamorphism in the Shackleton Range, Antarctica: Trace of a suture between East and West Gondwana?

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-136

  Schmädicke, Esther ^a   Will, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Eclogite facies metamorphism; Pan African; Shackleton Range; Ultramafic rocks

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; ECLOGITE FACIES METAMORPHISM; METAMORPHIC GRADIENT; METAMORPHISM; PAN-AFRICAN; SHACKLETON RANGE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; ECLOGITES;

BAROMETERS; GARNETS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OLIVINE; ROCKS; MAGNESITE; SILICATE MINERALS;

PETROLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

GONDWANA; METAMORPHIC FACIES; SUTURE ZONE; COLLISION ZONE; ECLOGITE; GARNET; GNEISS; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PERIDOTITE; SPINEL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; SHACKLETON RANGE;

EID: 33645241845     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22170.1     Document Type: Article

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