Contrasting tectonic records in pre-Alpine metabasites of the Southern Alps (lake Como, Italy)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 167-189

  Di Paola, Silvia ^a   Spalla, Maria Iole ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; METABASITE; P-T-T PATH; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0034681610     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00032-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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