Partial melting in the higher Himalayan crystallines of Eastern Nepal: The effect of decompression and implications for the 'channel flow' model

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1057-1088

  Groppo, Chiara ^a   Rolfo, Franco ^a,b   Indares, Aphrodite ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

'Channel flow' model; Decompression melting; Higher Himalayan Crystallines; Himalaya; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CHANNEL FLOW; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEHYDRATION; FLOW MODELING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MUSCOVITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 84860530541     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egs009     Document Type: Article

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