Thermal maturation and exhumation of a middle orogenic crust in the Livradois area (French Massif Central)

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-24

  Gardien, Véronique ^a   Vanderhaeghe, Olivier ^b   Arnaud, Nicolas ^c   Cocherie, Alain ^d   Grange, Marion ^c   Lécuyer, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Migmatisation; Thermobarometry; U Pb and 40ar 39ar dating

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DECOMPRESSION; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; EXTRUSION; GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; MIGMATIZATION; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL MATURITY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUVERGNE; FRANCE; LIVRADOIS MOUNTAINS; MASSIF CENTRAL; PUY DE DOME [AUVERGNE];

EID: 79952139031     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.182.1.5     Document Type: Article

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