Origin of paired high pressure-ultrahigh-temperature orogens: A ridge subduction and slab window model

Terra Nova

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Santosh, M ^a   Kusky, T ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FLUID INCLUSION; MODELING; OROGENY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL REGIME; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

EID: 73549101095     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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