Could tectonic overpressure cause ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism?

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 2295-2298

  Wang, Qingchen ^a   Liu, Jingbo ^a   Cong, Bolin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Plastic deformation; Tectonic overpressure; Ultrahigh pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 5544315207     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02885943     Document Type: Review

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