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Metamorphic evolution of the East Tethys tectonic domain and its tectonic implications

(a) The Proto-Tethys tectonic domain in western China. (b) The Paleo-Tethys tectonic domain in eastern China. “Sub”, “Col”, “Exh”, and “P-co” denote subduction, collision, exhumation, and ...
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Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology / Anthony R. Philpotts, Jay J. Ague

Introduction -- Physical properties of magma -- Intrusion of magma -- Forms of igneous bodies -- Cooling of igneous bodies and other diffusion processes -- Classification of igneous rocks -- ...
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Counterclockwise P-T-t Paths from Amphibolites, Franciscan Complex, California: Relics from the Early Stages of Subduction Zone Metamorphism

Overprinting mineral relationships in amphibolites from the Franciscan Complex, California suggest metamorphic evolution from high-temperature amphibolite facies to the blueschist facies with ...
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New Age Constraints on the Metamorphic Evolution of the High‐Pressure/Low‐Temperature Belt in the Western Tianshan Mountains, NW China

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abstract The western Tianshan high‐pressure/low‐temperature orogenic belt in NW China contains eclogite ...
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Tectonics of convergent plate margins: New insights into continental geology

A study led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China focused on the development of tectonic processes along convergent plate margins through inspection of recent ...