Eclogite breccias in a subducted ophiolite: A record of intermediatedepth earthquakes?

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 707-710

  Angiboust, S ^a   Agard, P ^a   Yamato, P ^b   Raimbourg, H ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL DATA; ECLOGITES; FAULT ZONE; GARNET ZONING; MINERAL SCALE; MYLONITES; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OCEANIC SUBDUCTION; OMPHACITE; SERPENTINITE; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION INTERFACE; TECTONIC PLATES;

EARTHQUAKES; GARNETS; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

BRECCIA; EARTHQUAKE; ECLOGITE; FAULT ZONE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 84866148711     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32925.1     Document Type: Article

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