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Discussion of ‘Metamorphic P–T and retrograde path of high-pressure Barrovian metamorphic zones near Cairn Leuchan, Caledonian orogen, Scotland’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2014

D. R. Viete ,
G. J. H. Oliver  and
S. A. Wilde
D. R. Viete
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA; email: dviete@geol.ucsb.edu
G. J. H. Oliver
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
S. A. Wilde
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia
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D. R. Viete, G. J. H. Oliver and S. A. Wilde comment: First, we would like to commend Aoki et al. (2013) on a careful study and thought-provoking manuscript. Their interpretation of the Barrovian metamorphism as a fundamentally retrograde feature offers a refreshing alternative to the more conventional ‘peak-metamorphic’ models.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 151 , Issue 4 , July 2014 , pp. 755 - 758
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