Geochemistry of eclogites and metapelites from trescolmen, central alps, as observed from major and trace elements and oxygen isotopes

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 95-119

  Wiesli, Rene A ^a   Taylor, Lawrence A ^a   Valley, John W ^b   Tromsdorff, Volkmar ^c   Kurosawa, Masaki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAPELITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND; TRESCOLMEN;

EID: 0034911437     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810109465003     Document Type: Article

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