Crustal growth during back-arc closure: Cretaceous exhumation history of cordillera darwin, southern patagonia

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 649-672

  Maloney, K T ^a   Clarke, G L ^a   Klepeis, K A ^b   Fanning, C M ^c   Wang, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cordillera darwin; In situ monazite; Pseudosection; Thermocalc

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; AQUEOUS INCLUSIONS; BACK-ARC; BACK-ARC BASIN; CORDILLERA DARWIN; CRUSTAL GROWTH; GRANITE INTRUSIONS; IN-SITU; INCLUSION TRAILS; MATRIX; MICRON SCALE; P-T PATH; PATAGONIA; PSEUDOSECTION; THERMOCALC;

IRON OXIDES; MICA; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GARNETS;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BACKARC BASIN; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DECOMPRESSION; EXHUMATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GARNET; KYANITE; METAMORPHIC FACIES; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; P-T-T PATH; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SCHIST; STAUROLITE;

BEAGLE CHANNEL; CHILE; CORDILLERA DARWIN; MAGALLANES; PATAGONIA;

EID: 79959950483     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2011.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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