Petrology and thermobarometry of mafic granulites and migmatites from the Chafalote Metamorphic Suite: New insights into the Neoproterozoic P-T evolution of the Uruguayan-Sul-Rio-Grandense shield

Precambrian Research

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 157-174

  Gross, A O M S ^a   Droop, G T R ^b   Porcher, C C ^a   Fernandes, L A D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High grade metamorphism; Near isothermal decompression; P T path; Thermobarometry; Uruguayan Sul Rio Grandense shield

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; CRUSTAL THICKENING; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DECOMPRESSION; GRANULITE; HYDRATION; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATITE; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; PLAGIOCLASE; PORPHYROBLAST; PROTEROZOIC; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; SYMPLECTITE;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 63149121702     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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