Evolution of Alpine eclogites in the Eastern Alps: Implications for Alpine Geodynamics

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth and Geodesy

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 667-674

  Kurz, W ^a   Neubauer, F ^b   Unzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; ECLOGITE; GEODYNAMICS; METAMORPHISM; TECTONICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033405026     PISSN: 14641895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1895(99)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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