Regional metamorphism of the early palaeozoic greenland group, SouthWestland,NewZealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Mortimer, N ^a   Nathan, S ^a   Jongens, R ^a   Kawachi, Y ^b   Ryland, C ^b,c   Cooper, A F ^b   Stewart, M ^c   Randall, S ^d  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c not available   (New Zealand)

^d Quantitative Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolite facies; Buller terrane; Greenland group; Greenschist facies; New zealand; Regional metamorphism; Westland

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; GREENSCHIST FACIES; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC SETTING;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 84874610699     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2012.734830     Document Type: Article

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