High-pressure/low-temperature metamorphism of basalts in Lavrion (Greece): Implications for the preservation of peak metamorphic assemblages in blueschists and greenschists

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-148

  Baziotis, Ioannis ^a   Proyer, Alexander ^b   Mposkos, Evripidis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Blueschist; Fluid availability; Greenschist; Lavrion area; Preservation

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; TEMPERATURE; WOOD PRESERVATION;

BLUESCHISTS; BULK COMPOSITIONS; BULK-ROCK COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; GREENSCHIST; LAVRION AREA; LOW TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BASALT; BLUESCHIST; DEHYDRATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GREENSCHIST; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PROGRADE METAMORPHISM; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM;

ATTICA; GREECE; LAVRION;

EID: 78650192841     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1853     Document Type: Article

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