Pressure-temperature-time evolution of the high-pressure, metamorphic complex of Sifnos, Greece

Research Article| May 01, 1993 Pressure-temperature-time evolution of the high-pressure, metamorphic complex of Sifnos, Greece J. R. Wijbrans; J. R. Wijbrans 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. D. van Wees; J. D. van Wees 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. A. Stephenson; R. A. Stephenson 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.A.P.L. Cloetingh S.A.P.L. Cloetingh 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. R. Wijbrans 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands J. D. van Wees 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands R. A. Stephenson 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands S.A.P.L. Cloetingh 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1993) 21 (5): 443–446. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0443:PTTEOT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation J. R. Wijbrans, J. D. van Wees, R. A. Stephenson, S.A.P.L. Cloetingh; Pressure-temperature-time evolution of the high-pressure, metamorphic complex of Sifnos, Greece. Geology 1993;; 21 (5): 443–446. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0443:PTTEOT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Model studies of continental collision tectonics and pressure-temperature-time (P-T-t) predictions quantitatively demonstrate the key role of synsubduction uplift in the preservation of blueschist- and eclogite-facies metamorphic rocks. Rheological stratification of the subducting lithosphere allows development of detachment faults at the compositional boundary between the upper and lower crust. Material of supracrustal continental affinity is subducted to depths in excess of 50 km and then delaminated from the downgoing slab. Subduction continues while the detached domain is uplifted independently from the newly active hanging walls and footwalls. Two-dimensional thermal calculations indicate that the nearby active Subduction provides the cooling mechanism required to preserve blueschists and eclogites, whereas the differential motions of the independently uplifted domains can explain the observed heterogeneity in P-T-t pathways, with some domains displaying a greenschist overprint. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.