Petrology and metamorphic evolution of ultramafic rocks and dolerite dykes of the Betic Ophiolitic Association (Mulhacen Complex, SE Spain): Evidence of eo-Alpine subduction following an ocean-floor metasomatic process

Lithos

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 23-56

  Puga, E ^a   Nieto, J M ^b,c   Diaz De Federico A ^c   Bodinier, J L ^d   Morten, L ^e  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Institut d'Electronique du Sud   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betic Cordilleras; High pressure metamorphism; Meta ophiolites; Mulhacen Complex; Oceanic metasomatism; Spinifex like textures

Indexed keywords

DOLERITE; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033397761     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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