Phase equilibria modelling of kyanite-bearing anatectic paragneisses from the central Grenville Province

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 815-836

  Indares, A ^a   White, R W ^b   Powell, R ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grenville Province; High P granulites; Kyanite bearing anatectic paragneisses; THERMOCALC THERMOCALC

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GNEISS; GRANULITE; KYANITE; MODELING; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM; ZONING;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 52449119805     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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