The diversity of eclogitic metamorphism in the Monviso ophiolitic complex, western Alps, Italy;Diversite du metamorphisme eclogitique dans le massif ophiolitique du Monviso (Alpes occidentales, Italie)

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 169-188

  Schwartz, Stéphane ^a   Lardeaux, Jean Marc ^a   Guillot, Stéphane ^a   Tricart, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Eclogites; Monviso; Thermobarometry; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; METAMORPHISM; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; P-T CONDITIONS;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 0033909842     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0985-3111(00)00112-1     Document Type: Article

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