Pre-Alpine metamorphism of the Southern Alps west of the Giudicarie Line

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-77

  Colombo, Annita ^a   Tunesi, Annalisa ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basement; Orobic basement; Pre Alpine metamorphism; Serie dei Laghi (Strona Ceneri Zone); Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; PALEOZOIC;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033018055     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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