Metamorphic evolution of a very low-to low-grade metamorphic core complex (Danubian window) in the South Carpathians

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 298, Issue , 2008, Pages 281-315

  Ciulavu, Magda ^a,b,e   Mählmann, Rafael Ferreiro ^a,c   Schmid, Stefan M ^d   Hofmann, Heiko ^c   Seghedi, Antoneta ^b   Frey, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Institutul Geologic al Romaniei   (Romania)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Geologisch Palaontologisches Institut Universitat Basel   (Switzerland)

^e Canadian Natural Resources Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; DECOMPRESSION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXHUMATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GREENSCHIST FACIES; KINETICS; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; SEAFLOOR; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 51249105092     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP298.14     Document Type: Article

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