Geodynamic Modeling of Late Archean Subduction: Pressure-Temperature Constraints from Greenstone Belt Diamond Deposits

Archean Geodynamics and Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 177-188

  O'Neill, C ^a   Wyman, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earth Crust; Earth Mantle; Geodynamics; Geology, Stratigraphic Archaean; Geology, Structural; Plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; DIAMONDS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

ARCHAEAN; DIAMOND FORMATION; DIAMOND STABILITY; EARTH CRUSTS; EARTH MANTLE; FLAT SUBDUCTIONS; GEODYNAMIC MODELING; PARTICLE IN CELL;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

EID: 84952930297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/164GM12     Document Type: Chapter

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