Polymetamorphic evolution of pelitic schists and evidence for Permian low-pressure metamorphism in the Vepor Unit, West Carpathians

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-485

  Jerabek P ^a,b   Janak M ^c   Faryad, S W ^a   Finger, F ^d   Konecny P ^e  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^e State Geological Institute of Dionyz Stur   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Garnet zoning; Monazite microprobe dating equilibrium modelling; Polymetamorphism; West Carpathians

Indexed keywords

HERCYNIAN OROGENY; LOW PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; MONAZITE; PERMIAN; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; SCHIST;

CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 42049100156     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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