Variscan ophiolites and high-pressure metamorphism in Southern Iberia

Ofioliti

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-268

  Fonseca, Paulo ^a   Munhá, José ^a   Pedro, Jorge ^b   Rosas, Filipe ^a   Moita, Patrícia ^b   Araújo, Alexandre ^b   Leal, Nuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Back arc basin; High pressure metamorphism; Iberia; Klippen; Ophiolites; Portugal; Variscan

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HIGH PRESSURE; KLIPPEN; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033494670     PISSN: 03912612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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