Isotopic contrasts within the Internal Liguride ophiolite (N. Italy): The lack of a genetic mantle-crust link

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 175-189

  Rampone, Elisabetta ^a   Hofmann, Albrecht W ^b   Raczek, Ingrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crust; Mantle; Northern Apennines; Ophiolite

Indexed keywords

CRUST; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MANTLE; OPHIOLITE;

ITALY;

EID: 0032448026     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00185-X     Document Type: Article

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