The role of heterogeneous strain in the development and preservation of a polymetamorphic record in high-P granulites, western Canadian Shield

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 669-694

  Mahan, K H ^a   Goncalves, P ^b   Flowers, R ^a   Williams, M L ^c   Hoffman setka, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous strain; High P mafic granulite; Lower crust; Snowbird Tectonic Zone

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DEFORMATION; GRANULITE; GRANULITE FACIES; HIGH PRESSURE; LOWER CRUST; P-T-T PATH; PETROLOGY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48949120627     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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