Subduction or sagduction? Ambiguity in constraining the origin of ultramafic–mafic bodies in the Archean crust of NW Scotland

2016/07/30 by Tim E. Johnson, Tim Johnson, Michael Brown +6 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #High-pressure geophysics and materials #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2016.07.013

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