Glaucophane-bearing marbles on Syros, Greece

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1667-1686

  Schumacher, John C ^a   Brady, John B ^b   Cheney, John T ^c   Tonnsen, Robert R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^d WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclades; Glaucophane; Marble; Metamorphic petrology; Syros

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; BLUESCHIST; CALCITE; FLUID COMPOSITION; GLAUCOPHANE; HIGH PRESSURE; MARBLE; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

CYCLADAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYROS;

EID: 53249132978     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn042     Document Type: Article

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