Metamorphic evolution of high-pressure and ultrahigh-temperature granulites from the Highland Complex, Sri Lanka

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-37

  Osanai, Yasuhito ^a   Sajeev, Krishnan ^b   Owada, Masaaki ^c   Kehelpannala, K V Wilbert ^d   Prame, W K Bernard ^e   Nakano, Nobuhiko ^a   Jayatileke, Sarath ^f  

^a Cultural Studies   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^e Geological Survey and Mines Bureau   (Sri Lanka)

^f INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Clockwise P T path; High pressure mafic granulite; Highland Complex; Sri Lanka; UHT pelitic granulites

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE FACIES; HIGH PRESSURE; MAFIC ROCK; P-T CONDITIONS; P-T-T PATH; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33748148301     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

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