The thermal structure of continental crust in active orogens: Insight from Miocene eclogite and granulite xenoliths of the Pamir Mountains

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-434

  Gordon, S M ^a   Luffi, P ^b   Hacker, B ^a   Valley, J ^c   Spicuzza, M ^c   Kozdon, R ^c   Kelemen, P ^d   Ratshbacher, L ^e   Minaev, V ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^f Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tadzhikistan   (Tajikistan)

Author keywords

Garnet omphacite xenoliths; Granulite xenoliths; Oxygen isotopes; Pamir; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

GARNET-OMPHACITE XENOLITHS; GRANULITE XENOLITHS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PAMIR; PARTIAL MELTING;

ISOTOPES; MELTING; MICA; OXYGEN;

GARNETS;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ECLOGITE; GRANULITE; MIOCENE; OROGENY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; THERMAL STRUCTURE; XENOLITH;

PAMIRS;

EID: 84859420687     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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