Late Cretaceous blueschist facies metamorphism in southern Thrace (Turkey) and its geodynamic implications

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 895-913

  Topuz, G ^a   Okay, A I ^a   Altherr, R ^a   Satir, M ^b   Schwarz, W H ^c  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Blueschist facies metamorphism; Olistolith; Rb Sr and 40Ar 39Ar dating; Rhodopes; Thrace; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BLUESCHIST FACIES; CRETACEOUS; FAULT ZONE; FLYSCH; GEODYNAMICS; METAMORPHISM; OLISTOLITH; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SERPENTINITE;

EURASIA; THRACE; TURKEY;

EID: 56749097242     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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