High-pressure and ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism at Komateri, northern Madurai Block, southern India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 395-413

  Tsunogae, Toshiaki ^a   Santosh, M ^b   Ohyama, Hiroyuki ^a   Sato, Kei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geothermobarometry; Gondwana Supercontinent; Granulite; High pressure and ultrahigh temperature metamorphism; Magnesian staurolite; Palghat Cauvery Shear Zone system; Spinel + quartz

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BAROMETRY; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GONDWANA; GRANULITE; HIGH PRESSURE; INCLUSION; MAGNESIUM; QUARTZ; SHEAR ZONE; SPINEL; STAUROLITE; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADURAI; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 49749138904     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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