Variscan relicts in Alpine high- P pelitic rocks from Samos (Greece): Evidence from multi-stage garnet and its included minerals

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1011-1033

  Feenstra, A ^a   Petrakakis, K ^b   Rhede, D ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine HP LT metamorphism; Monazite EMP dating; Multi stage garnet; Samos; Variscan amphibolite facies metamorphism

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AMPHIBOLITE; GARNET; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; MONAZITE; SCHIST; TERTIARY; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; NORTHERN AEGEAN; SAMOS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 36248994002     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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