High-pressure anatectic paragneisses from the Namche Barwa, Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis: Textural evidence for partial melting, phase equilibria modeling and tectonic implications

Lithos

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 66-81

  Guilmette, C ^a   Indares, A ^b   Hebert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatexis; High P granulite; Kyanite; Pseudosection; THERMOCALC

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; DEHYDRATION MELTING; GARNET; GNEISS; GRANULITE FACIES; KYANITE; MELT INCLUSION; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PSEUDOMORPH; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TEXTURE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; NAMJAGBARWA FENG; XIZANG;

EID: 79952628492     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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