Contrasting tectono-metamorphic evolution of orogenic lower crust in the Bohemian Massif: A numerical model

Gondwana Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 509-521

  Maierová, Petra ^a   Lexa, Ondrej ^a   Schulmann, Karel ^b,c   Štípská, Pavla ^b,c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Felsic lower crust; Numerical model; PT evolution

Indexed keywords

FELSIC ROCK; LOWER CRUST; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; P-T-T PATH; PROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF;

EID: 84891747942     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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