Alpine metamorphism of the Western Alps: I. Middle to high T/P metamorphism

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-110

  Desmons, Jacqueline ^a   Aprahamian, Jean ^b   Compagnoni, Roberto ^c   Cortesogno, Luciano ^d   Frey, Martin ^e   Gaggero, Laura ^d   Dallagiovanna, Giorgio ^f   Seno, Silvia ^f  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b Institut Dolomieu   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine metamorphism; Greenschist facies; Ocean floor metamorphism; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; GREENSCHIST FACIES; METAMORPHISM;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033019694     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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