Tectonothermal evolution of the ultrahigh temperature metapelites in the Rauer Group, east Antarctica

Precambrian Research

Volumn 149, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-20

  Tong, Laixi ^a   Wilson, Christopher J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Antarctica; Metamorphism; Metapelite; P T path; Rauer Group

Indexed keywords

METAPELITE; TECTONOPHYSICS; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33746925228     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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