Petrology of a non-classical Barrovian inverted metamorphic sequence from the western Arunachal Himalaya, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 390-406

  Goswami, S ^a   Bhowmik, S K ^a   Dasgupta, S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA   (India)

Author keywords

Arunachal Himalaya; Barrovian; Inverted metamorphism

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FOLDING; GARNET; METAPELITE; MIGMATITE; MIGMATIZATION; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68949172256     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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