PTt path in metamorphic rocks of the Khoy region (northwest Iran) and their tectonic significance for Cretaceous-Tertiary continental collision

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Azizi, H ^a   Moinevaziri, H ^b   Mohajjel, M ^c   Yagobpoor, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Collision zones; Khoy; Metabasites; Metasediment

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; METABASITE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; P-T-T PATH; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KHOY; MIDDLE EAST; WEST AZERBAIJAN;

EID: 33745186015     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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