Mechanisms of continental subduction and exhumation of HP and UHP rocks

Gondwana Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 464-493

  Burov, Evgene ^a,b   Francois, Thomas ^a,b   Yamato, Philippe ^c   Wolf, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Continental collision; Eclogites; HP UHP exhumation; Metamorphism; Modeling; Orogeny; Rheology; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; EXHUMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; THERMOMECHANICS; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

EID: 84891741631     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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