The problem, significance and implications for metamorphism of 60 million years of multiple phases of staurolite growth

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 384-398

  Sanislav, I V ^a   Shah, A A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

FIAs; Metamorphism; Monazite dating; Staurolite; Thermocalc

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONAZITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PORPHYROBLAST; PROTEROZOIC; STAUROLITE;

EID: 78651515536     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-010-0109-6     Document Type: Article

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