Metamorphic evolution of the Ribeira belt: Evidence from outcrops in the Rio de Janeiro area, Brazil

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2303-2323

  Kuhn A ^a   Stuwe K ^a   Trouw, R A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Advective heating; Granulite; P T pseudosection; Partial melting; Ribeira belt

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PARAGENESIS; PARTIAL MELTING;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644292570     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh058     Document Type: Article

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