Alpine metamorphism of the Western Alps: II. High-P/T and related pre-greenschist metamorphism

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-134

  Desmons, Jacqueline ^a   Compagnoni, Roberto ^b   Cortesogno, Luciano ^b   Frey, Martin ^c   Gaggero, Laura ^b   Dallagiovanna, Giorgio ^d   Seno, Silvio ^d   Radelli, Luigi ^e  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alpine metamorphism; Eclogite; Glaucophane schist; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; ECLOGITE; GLAUCOPHANE; METAMORPHISM;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033058138     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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