Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979e%26psl..44..287e&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 44, Issue 2, p. 287-294.
Physics
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Scientific paper
The eclogite fragments of the Tauern Window formed at pressures around 20 kbar and temperatures in the region 600-650°C these pressures are higher by 10-12 kbar than those experienced by the units now surrounding the eclogite-bearing zone. The eclogites probably formed in a subduction zone prior to the main Austroalpine collision: downward shearing forces dominated over buoyancy forces in the subduction zone mélange, permitting the subduction of relatively light material to great depth. At the cessation of subduction this buoyant material returned to the surface, carrying eclogite blocks that were too small to sink rapidly through it. A similar mechanism could account for the emplacement of certain Alpine-type garnet peridotites. Present address: Department of Geophysical Sciences, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A.
England Philip C.
Holland Tim J. B.
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