Contact metamorphism and partial melting of Dalradian pelites and semipelites in the southern sector of the Etive aureole

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-179

  Droop, Giles T R ^a   Moazzen, Mohssen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; CORDIERITE; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; DALRADIAN; GARNET; LEUCOSOME; ORTHOPYROXENE; PARTIAL MELTING; PELITE; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; SILLIMANITE;

EID: 36248938795     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg43020155     Document Type: Article

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