Why is lawsonite eclogite so rare? Metamorphism and preservation of lawsonite eclogite, Sivrihisar, Turkey

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 473-476

  Whitney, Donna L ^a   Davis, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Exhumation; Lawsonite; Subduction metamorphism; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; LAWSONITE; SUBDUCTION METAMORPHISM; TURKEY;

INFILTRATION; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

GEOLOGY;

ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; LAWSONITE; METAMORPHISM; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33745300018     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22259.1     Document Type: Article

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