On the roles of deformation and fluid during rejuvenation of a polymetamorphic terrane: Inferences on the geodynamic evolution of the Ruker Province, East Antarctica

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 855-871

  Phillips, Glen ^a,b   White, R W ^a,c   Wilson, C J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

East Antarctica; Fluid flow; Mineral equilibria modelling; Southern Prince Charles Mountains; Thermocalc

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; BASEMENT ROCK; DEFORMATION; FLUID FLOW; GEODYNAMICS; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; ORTHOGNEISS; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34848916705     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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