Alpine deformation and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of synkinematic white mica in the Siviez-Mischabel Nappe, western Pennine Alps, Switzerland

Tectonics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 407-425

  Markley, Michelle J ^a   Teyssier, Christian ^a   Cosca, Michael A ^b   Caby, Renaud ^c   Hunziker, Johannes C ^b   Sartori, Mario ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MICA; NAPPE;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031784777     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98TC00560     Document Type: Article

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