Early Tertiary eclogite facies metamorphism in the Monviso ophiolite

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 447-455

  Cliff, R A ^a   Barnicoat, A C ^a   Inger, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE FACIES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE; TERTIARY;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 0031843006     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1998.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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