Contrasting metamorphic P-T path between Schirmacher Hills and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 308, Issue , 2008, Pages 401-417

  Baba, S ^a   Owada, M ^b   Shiraishi, K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DECOMPRESSION; GNEISS; GONDWANA; NUNATAK; P-T CONDITIONS; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TERRANE; TEXTURE;

AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 72049102133     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP308.20     Document Type: Article

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