Early Permian magmatism in Brianconnais terranes: Truzzo granite and Roffna rhyolite (eastern Penninic nappes, Swiss and Italian Alps)

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 397-414

  Marquer, Didier ^a   Challandes, Nathalie ^a   Schaltegger, Urs ^b  

^a Geological Institute   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Alps; Early permian magmatism; Granites; Penninic nappes; U Pb ages; Zircons

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PERMIAN; RHYOLITE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032427341     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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