Modelling of plagiogranite genesis and implications for the evolution of the Ligurian-Piedmont oceanic basin (Ligurian Alps, Italy)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 5, 1998, Pages 208-220

  Borsi, L ^a   Petrini, R ^b   Cortesogno, L ^c   Gaggero, L ^c   Crispini, L ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal fractionation; Ophiolite plagiogranite; Piedmont Ligurian oceanic basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032379339     PISSN: 00283649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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