Metamorphism of high/ultrahigh-pressure pelitic-felsic schist in the South Tianshan Orogen, NW China: Phase Equilibria and P-T Path

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1973-1991

  Wei, Chunjing ^a,c,d   Wang, Wei ^a,b   Clarke, Geoffrey L ^b   Zhang, Lifei ^a   Song, Shuguang ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

HP UHP metamorphism; P T pseudosection; Pelitic felsic schist; Phase equilibria; South Tianshan

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; GARNET; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; P-T-T PATH; SCHIST; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 70349971936     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp064     Document Type: Article

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