Neotethys closure history of Anatolia: Insights from 40Ar-39Ar geochronology and P-T estimation in high-pressure metasedimentary rocks

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 585-606

  Pourteau, A ^a   Sudo, M ^a   Candan, O ^b   Lanari, P ^c   Vidal, O ^c   Oberhansli R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Anatolia; Chlorite phengite thermobarometry; High pressure metasedimentary rocks

Indexed keywords

ANATOLIA; CONTINENTAL BLOCKS; CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METAMORPHIC BELTS; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; THERMOBAROMETRY; WESTERN ANATOLIA;

MICA; TECTONICS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ACCRETION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CHLORITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; P-T CONDITIONS; PHENGITE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TETHYS;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

EID: 84879887871     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmg.12034     Document Type: Article

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