Metamorphic evolution, partial melting and rapid exhumation above an ancient flat slab: Insights from the San Emigdio Schist, southern California

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 601-626

  Chapman, A D ^a   Luffi, P I ^b   Saleeby, J B ^a   Petersen, S ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion modelling; Garnet; Inverted metamorphism; P T pseudosections; San emigdio schist

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE; FLAT SLABS; FLATTENING PROCESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INVERTED METAMORPHISM; LATE CRETACEOUS; METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; P-T PATH; P-T PSEUDOSECTIONS; PARTIAL MELT; PARTIAL MELTING; PEAK CONDITIONS; PEAK PRESSURE; PEAK TEMPERATURES; RAPID COOLING; SAN EMIGDIO SCHIST; SEGMENTATION PROCESS; SEGMENTATION SYSTEM; SEISMIC EVENT; SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THERMOBAROMETRY; THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING; UNDERPLATING; UPPER PLATE;

GARNETS; HOT WORKING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE;

MELTING;

ACCRETION; BATHOLITH; EXHUMATION; GARNET; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; SCHIST; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL STRUCTURE; UNDERPLATING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960010828     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2011.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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