The mafic-ultramafic complex near finero (Ivrea-Verbano Zone), II. Geochronology and isotope geochemistry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 223-235

  Lu, Meihua ^a   Hofmann, Albrecht W ^a   Mazzucchelli, Maurizio ^b   Rivalenti, Giorgio ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Ivrea Zone; Lower crust; Mafic complex; Radiogenic isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001736386     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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