Magmatic underplating, extension, and crustal reequilibration: Insights from a cross-section through the Ivrea Zone and Strona-Ceneri Zone, northern Italy

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-377

  Henk, Andreas ^a   Franz, Leander ^a,b   Teufel, Stefan ^a,b   Oncken, Onno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEVELOPMENT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; METAMORPHISM; UNDERPLATING;

ITALY, ALPS, IVREA-VERBANO ZONE; ITALY, ALPS, STRONA-CENERI ZONE;

EID: 0030732078     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515932     Document Type: Article

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