P-T evolution of metapelites from the Guarguaraz Complex, Argentina: Evidence for Devonian crustal thickening close to the western Gondwana margin

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-231

  Massonne, Hans Joachim ^a   Calderón, Mauricio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Argentine Frontal Cordillera; Devonian; Garnet; High Pressure Metamorphism; Metapelite; Phengite

Indexed keywords

GARNETS; GEOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SERPENTINE; TEMPERATURE;

CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEVONIAN; GARNET; METAPELITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PHENGITE;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; CORDILLERA FRONTAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54149100724     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: 0717618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-02082008000200002     Document Type: Article

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