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Table 1 Summary of temperature estimates.

From: The relation between peak metamorphic temperatures and subsequent cooling during continent–continent collision (western Central Alps, Switzerland)

Sample

Rock type

Easting

Northing

method

Temp (°C)

Error (°C)

No. of spectra, comment

Sources/analyst

Valais/Simplon

 UG13_1a

Lower Jurassic; shale

2,668,125

1,152,708

RSCM

514

n.g.

n.g.

E14

 Si1333

Lower Jurassic; shale

2,627,900

1,129,210

RSCM

438

28

19

H16

 SE13-1

Lower Jurassic; shale

2,632,750

1,128,490

RSCM

475

22

16

E14

 Si08A06

Slate

2,643,000

1,128,400

RSCM

530

10

15

G08

 Si09F07

Calc-schist

2,654,950

1,136,900

RSCM

537

17

18

G08

 Si1321

Slate

2,643,650

1,129,320

RSCM

511

16

16

H16

 Si1325

Slate

2,645,820

1,131,020

RSCM

518

11

18

H16

 Si1327

Calc-schist

2,644,010

1,131,360

RSCM

497

48

24

H16

 Si1329

Calcareous micaschist

2,646,650

1,133,260

RSCM

497

27

21

H16

 Si1438

Calcareous micaschist

2,655,030

1,136,090

RSCM

506

12

16

H16

 Si08A01

Calcareous micaschist

2,642,800

1,128,000

RSCM

480

12

11

G08

 Si08E02

Mica-schist

2,649,450

1,123,350

RSCM

543

46

16

G08

 Si08E04

Mica-schist

2,648,800

1,122,900

RSCM

531

35

15

G08

 Si09C16

Marble

2,643,700

1,124,550

RSCM

539

24

18

G08

 Si09F06

Calcareous micaschist

2,655,050

1,136,150

RSCM

535

26

15

G08

 Si09G01

Calc-schist

2,639,300

1,127,700

RSCM

475

27

20

G08

 Si09G03

Marble

2,634,300

1,125,250

RSCM

460

10

13

G08

 Si1315

Calcareous micaschist

2,630,000

1,126,370

RSCM

405

12

16

H16

 Si1316

Marble

2,630,000

1,126,370

RSCM

426

9

17

H16

 Si1317

Marble

2,630,000

1,126,370

RSCM

413

15

15

H16

 Si1318

Calcareous micaschist

2,633,970

1,122,440

RSCM

463

31

24

H16

 Si1319

Calcareous micaschist

2,633,920

1,122,650

RSCM

415

15

16

H16

 Si1320

Calcareous micaschist

2,633,920

1,122,650

RSCM

460

34

24

H16

 Si1323

calcareous micaschist

2,645,640

1,129,530

RSCM

509

15

18

H16

 Si1324

Calc-schist

2,645,640

1,129,530

RSCM

532

26

21

H16

 Si1436

Calcareous micaschist

2,639,630

1,126,490

RSCM

456

14

15

H16

 Si1440

Calcareous micaschist

2,627,730

1,127,890

RSCM

401

14

16

H16

 Si1441

Marble

2,635,970

1,124,360

RSCM

454

11

14

H16

 VS0704

Zone Sion Courm.

2,627,274

1,127,885

RSCM

447

20

10

N13

 VS0705

Zone Sion Courm.

2,602,170

1,125,880

RSCM

361

9

12

N13

 VS0706

Zone Sion Courm.

2,603,680

1,126,060

RSCM

382

6

10

N13

 VS0707

Zone Sion Courm.

2,604,580

1,125,600

RSCM

385

9

12

N13

 VS0801

Zone Sion Courm.

2,631,799

1,126,779

RSCM

465

28

15

N13

 VS0802

Zone Sion Courm.

2,629,896

1,126,727

RSCM

453

13

13

N13

 VS0804

Zone Sion Courm.

2,645,239

1,128,191

RSCM

543

29

14

N13

 VS0806

Zone Sion Courm.

2,633,885

1,122,590

RSCM

461

12

12

N13

 Si08C14

Calc-schist

2,645,050

1,126,650

RSCM

523

14

12

G08

 Si09F02

Calc-schist

2,656,200

1,134,700

RSCM

533

28

15

G08

 Si09F05

Calc-schist

2,655,000

1,135,750

RSCM

542

22

19

G08

 Si09G02

Calc-schist

2,634,150

1,126,500

RSCM

466

21

18

G08

 Si09R01

calc-schist

2,647,350

1,128,400

RSCM

495

19

15

G08

 Si1311

Calcareous micaschist

2,632,770

1,127,250

RSCM

421

7

n.g.

H16

 Si1312

Calc-schist

2,632,860

1,127,230

RSCM

497

29

26

H16

 Si1314

Mica-schist

2,633,460

1,126,790

RSCM

490

29

24

H16

 Si08C13

Quartzite

2,645,150

1,126,150

RSCM

521

14

14

G08

 Si09F01

Calc-schist

2,656,700

1,134,500

RSCM

534

40

20

G08

 Si1313

Calcareous micaschist

2,633,090

1,126,880

RSCM

489

14

26

H16

 Si1439

Mica-schist

2,659,520

1,135,550

RSCM

584

29

16

H16

Jungfraukeil

 JUNG986

Quinten-Fm, limestone

2,623,550

1,138,800

Cc–Dol

385

16

 

HP05

 FT1–FT4

Carbonif.; coal-shale

2,623,988

1,137,016

∂C Eqn. 2

327

n.g.

291 ∂C Eqn. 1

W08

 BT1–BT2

Carboniferous coal

2,624,105

1,137,070

∂C Eqn. 2

354

n.g.

313 ∂C Eqn. 1

W08

Kandertal

 K-14WB277

Quinten-Fm, limestone

2,618,800

1,145,000

Cc–Dol

348

14

 

HP05

 K-14WB1.50

Quinten-Fm, limestone

2,618,800

1,145,000

Cc–Dol

350

18

 

HP05

 Do-28

Vein in Quinten Fm.

2,623,300

1,141,850

Cc–Dol

351

16

 

HP05

 Do-28

Vein in Quinten Fm.

2,623,300

1,141,850

RSCM

343

15

 

W13

 BT3–BT5

Carboniferous coal

2,619,624

1,143,808

∂C Eqn. 2

347

n.g.

307 ∂C Eqn. 1

W08

 BT6

Carboniferous coal

2,618,720

1,145,060

∂C Eqn. 2

357

n.g.

316 ∂C Eqn. 1

W08

 Do-8

Quinten-Fm, limestone

2,622,700

1,144,525

Cc–Dol

350

n.g.

 

HP05

  1. Comments: Italic numbers are the numbers of spectra analysed. Easting, Northing Swiss coordinates
  2. RSCM Raman spectroscopy of carbonaceous material, Cc–dol calcite–dolomite thermometry, ∂C carbon isotopic thermometry. n.g. not given. For methods see Additional file 1: Appendix S1
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