Petrology and P-T path of high-pressure granulite from the Dulan area, North Qaidam Mountains, northwestern China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 641-660

  Yu, Shengyao ^a   Zhang, Jianxin ^a   Real, Pablo García Del ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure granulite; North Qaidam; P T path; Petrology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; CLINOPYROXENE; GARNET; GRANULITE; GREENSCHIST FACIES; METAMORPHISM; MINERALOGY; P-T CONDITIONS; P-T-T PATH; PETROLOGY;

CHINA; DULAN; QINGHAI;

EID: 80051671252     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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