Influence of deformation partitioning and metamorphic re-equilibration on P-T path reconstruction in the pre-Alpine basement of central Southern Alps (Northern Italy)

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-336

  Spalla, M I ^a,b   Carminati, E ^a   Ceriani, S ^c   Oliva, A ^a   Battaglia, D ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

^b Ctro di Stud per la Geodinamica A   (Italy)

^c Geologisch Palaontologisches Institut Universitat Basel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Southern Alps; Chloritoid staurolite transition; Deformation metamorphism interaction; P T deformation time path; Variscan

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTITIONING;

ITALY;

EID: 0033133833     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.1999.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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