Tectonic significance of Alpine eclogites

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-285

  Spalla, Maria Iole ^a   Lardeaux, Jean Marc ^b   Dal Piaz, Giorgio Vittorio ^c   Gosso, Guido ^a   Messiga, Bruno ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; ECLOGITE; P/T CONDITIONS; SUBDUCTION;

EUROPE, ALPS;

EID: 0029774463     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-3707(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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