The formation of foliated (garnet-bearing) granites in the Tongbai-Dabie orogenic belt: Partial melting of subducted continental crust during exhumation

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 789-803

  Zhang, L ^a,b   Zhong, Z ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Sun, W ^b,c   Xiang, H ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

A type granite; Decompressional partial melting; Foliated (garnet bearing) (FGB) granites; HP and UHP metamorphic rocks; Tongbai Dabie orogenic belt

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DECOMPRESSION; ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; GARNET; GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; PARTIAL MELTING; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TONGBAI MOUNTAINS;

EID: 70450015751     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2009.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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