The Hindu Kush seismic zone as a paradigm for the creation of ultrahigh-pressure diamond- and coesite-bearing continental rocks
Coesite eclogites and diamond-bearing ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks along ancient plate boundaries were mostly derived from quartz- and carbonate-bearing rocks originally formed close to the earth's surface. Their mineral assemblages and PT conditions require that they were subduct...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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