Fluid and deformation induced partial melting and melt volumes in low-temperature granulite-facies metasediments, Damara Belt, Namibia

Lithos

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 253-271

  Ward, Robert ^a   Stevens, Gary ^a   Kisters, Alex ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Damara Belt; Migmatites; Partial melting; S type granites

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; BAROMETRY; BIOTITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORDIERITE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GARNET; GRANULITE FACIES; LOW TEMPERATURE; METAPELITE; MIGMATITE; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING;

AFRICA; DAMARA BELT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52749090785     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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