Combined thermobarometry and geochronology of peraluminous metapelites from the Karakoram metamorphic complex, North Pakistan; New insight into the tectonothermal evolution of the Baltoro and Hunza Valley regions

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 793-820

  Palin, R M ^a   Searle, M P ^a   Waters, D J ^a   Horstwood, M S A ^b   Parrish, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baltoro; Hunza Valley; Karakoram metamorphic complex; MnNCKFMASHTO; Pseudosection

Indexed keywords

BALTORO; HUNZA VALLEY; KARAKORAM METAMORPHIC COMPLEX; MNNCKFMASHTO; PSEUDOSECTION;

GARNETS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRON OXIDES; LANDFORMS; LEAD; MANGANESE OXIDE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; TECTONICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ANDALUSITE; COLLISION ZONE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; METAPELITE; MONAZITE; P-T CONDITIONS; P-T-T PATH; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

KARAKORAM; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84865641262     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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