The occurrence and timing of high-pressure metamorphism on Margarita Island, Venezuela: A constraint on Caribbean-South America interaction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 328, Issue , 2009, Pages 705-741

  Maresch, Walter V ^a   Kluge, Rolf ^b,c   Baumann, Albrecht ^b   Pindell, James L ^d,e   Krückhans Lueder, Gabriela ^b,f   Stanek, Klaus ^g  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c AQUANTA Hydrogeologie GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^d Tectonic Analysis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TU Bergakademie Freiberg ^*  (Germany)

^g TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; EXHUMATION; GREENSCHIST FACIES; P-T CONDITIONS; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

MARGARITA ISLAND; NUEVA ESPARTA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 75249103830     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP328.28     Document Type: Article

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