Eclogitization and exhumation of Caledonian continental basement in Lofoten, North Norway

Geosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 202-218

  Steltenpohl, Mark G ^a   Kassos, Gabriel ^a   Andresen, Arild ^b   Rehnström, Emma F ^c   Hames, Willis E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; UPLIFT;

LOFOTEN; NORDLAND; NORWAY;

EID: 79952824263     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00573.1     Document Type: Article

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