Granulite facies metamorphism and subsolidus fluid-absent reworking, Strangways Range, Arunta Block, central Australia

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 603-622

  Diener, Johann F A ^a,b   White, R W ^a,c   Powell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gedrite; Granulite; Melt loss; Pseudosection; Reworking

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEFORMATION; GNEISS; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATIZATION; PARTIAL MELTING; PORPHYROBLAST; RECRYSTALLIZATION; REHYDRATION; VOLUME CHANGE;

ARUNTA BLOCK; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; STRANGWAYS STRUCTURE;

EID: 48949120644     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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