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Insights from elastic thermobarometry into exhumation of high-pressure metamorphic rocks from Syros, Greece
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
now at: Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jaime D. Barnes
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Whitney M. Behr
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
now at: Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Alissa J. Kotowski
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
now at: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Daniel F. Stockli
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Konstantinos Soukis
Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, NKUA, Athens, Greece
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Short summary
Constraining the conditions at which rocks form is crucial for understanding geologic processes. For years, the conditions under which rocks from Syros, Greece, formed have remained enigmatic; yet these rocks are fundamental for understanding processes occurring at the interface between colliding tectonic plates (subduction zones). Here, we constrain conditions under which these rocks formed and show they were transported to the surface adjacent to the down-going (subducting) tectonic plate.
Constraining the conditions at which rocks form is crucial for understanding geologic processes....
