Distribution of overprinting metamorphic mineral assemblages in the Wissahickon group, southeastern Pennsylvania

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 330, Issue , 1999, Pages 41-58

  Bosbyshell, H ^a   Crawford, M L ^a   Srogi, L ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KYANITE DEPOSITS; SILICATE MINERALS;

FIELD GRADIENT; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LOW PRESSURES; LOW-PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; LOWER TEMPERATURES; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

FACIES ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KYANITE; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL ALTERATION; OVERPRINTING; PRESSURE FIELD;

EID: 84870897820     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2330-2.41     Document Type: Article

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