Partial high-pressure aragonitization of micritic limestones in an accretionary complex, Tavşanli Zone, NW Turkey

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 603-613

  Topuz, G ^a   Okay, A I ^a   Altherr, R ^b   Meyer, H P ^b   Nasdala, L ^c,d  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Calcite aragonite transition; High pressure metamorphism; Incipient blueschist facies; Tav anli Zone; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; BLUESCHIST FACIES; CRETACEOUS; LIMESTONE; METAMORPHISM; MICRITE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33748123777     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2006.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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