Evolution of the Ligurian Tethys in the western Alps: Sm/Nd and U/Pb geochronology and rare-earth element geochemistry of the montgenèvre ophiolite (France)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 175, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 449-466

  Costa, Sylvie ^a   Caby, Renaud ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; TETHYS; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

FRANCE;

EID: 0035018682     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00334-X     Document Type: Article

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