A thermotectonic model for preservation of ultrahigh-pressure phases in metamorphosed continental crust

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 96, Issue , 1996, Pages 171-178

  Ernst, W G ^a   Peacock, Simon M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85040257671     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM096p0171     Document Type: Chapter

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