On ultrahigh-temperature crustal metamorphism

DE Kelsey - Gondwana Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme type of crustal
metamorphism, with the crust capable of withstanding temperatures≥ 900° C. Mineral …

[HTML][HTML] On ultrahigh temperature crustal metamorphism: Phase equilibria, trace element thermometry, bulk composition, heat sources, timescales and tectonic …

DE Kelsey, M Hand - Geoscience Frontiers, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …

Metamorphic conditions in orogenic belts: a record of secular change

M Brown - International Geology Review, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
In general, Archean rocks exhibit rather ordinary moderate-P-high-T facies series
metamorphism; neither blueschists nor any record of deep continental subduction and return …

Paleoproterozoic ultrahigh-temperature granulites in the North China Craton: implications for tectonic models on extreme crustal metamorphism

M Santosh, SJ Liu, T Tsunogae, JH Li - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) metamorphic rocks associated with the 'Khondalite Belt'within
the Inner Mongolia Suture Zone (IMSZ) provide robust evidence for extreme thermal …

Precambrian crustal evolution of Peninsular India: a 3.0 billion year odyssey

JG Meert, MK Pandit, VR Pradhan, J Banks… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Precambrian geologic history of Peninsular India covers nearly 3.0 billion years of time.
India is presently attached to the Eurasian continent although it remains (for now) a separate …

On the occurrence and characterization of ultrahigh-temperature crustal metamorphism

SL Harley - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 1998 - lyellcollection.org
Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) crustal metamorphism is a division of medium-pressure
granulite facies metamorphism where peak temperatures of 900–1100° C have been …

The thermal history of the Eastern Ghats Belt (India) as revealed by U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar dating of metamorphic and magmatic minerals: implications for the SWEAT …

K Mezger, MA Cosca - Precambrian Research, 1999 - Elsevier
The Eastern Ghats belt is a large high-grade terrane exposed along the east coast of India.
The late Proterozoic orogen consists of N–S trending charnockite and metasedimentary …

Tectonic evolution of the Eastern Ghats belt, India

S Dasgupta, S Bose, K Das - Precambrian Research, 2013 - Elsevier
We present possible tectonic models for two crustal domains of the Proterozoic Eastern
Ghats Belt, India based on recent petrological, geophysical and geochronological data …

Evolution of the continental crust in the Proterozoic Eastern Ghats Belt, India and new constraints for Rodinia reconstruction: implications from Sm–Nd, Rb–Sr and Pb …

K Rickers, K Mezger, MM Raith - Precambrian Research, 2001 - Elsevier
For this study Nd, Sr and Pb isotope compositions were analyzed for ortho-and
paragneisses from the Eastern Ghats Belt of India in order to determine its crust formation …

Counterclockwise exhumation of a hot orogen: the Paleoproterozoic ultrahigh-temperature granulites in the North China Craton

M Santosh, K Sajeev, JH Li, SJ Liu, T Itaya - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
Regional metamorphic belts provide important constraints on the plate tectonic architecture
of orogens. We report here a detailed petrologic examination of the sapphirine-bearing ultra …