Extreme crustal metamorphism during a neoproterozoic event in Sri Lanka: A study of dry mafic granulites

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 563-582

  Sajeev, K ^a   Osanai, Y ^a,b   Connolly, J A D ^a,c   Suzuki, S ^a,d   Ishioka, J ^a,e   Kagami, H ^a,e   Rino, S ^a,f  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MAFIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; RETROGRESSION; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 34548646036     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519778     Document Type: Article

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