Variscan P-T deformation paths from the southwestern Aiguilles Rouges Massif (External Massif, western Alps) and their implication for its tectonic evolution

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-123

  Dobmeier, C ^a,b  

^a Inst de Mineral et de Petrogr   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; P-T PATH; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EUROPE, ALPS;

EID: 0031785037     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050193     Document Type: Article

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