The tectonic significance of Italian magmatism: An alternative view to the popular interpretation

Terra Nova

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 435-446

  Lavecchia, Giusy ^a   Stoppa, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE UPWELLING; RIFTING; TECTONIC SETTING;

ITALY, TYRRHENIAN RIFT ZONE;

EID: 0030425464     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00769.x     Document Type: Article

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