Geology of the Monte Rosa massif: Historical review and personal comments

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-303

  Dal Piaz, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Furgg zone; Geological history; Isotope dating; Monte Rosa; Paleostructural restoration; Piedmont ophiolite; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NAPPE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035213906     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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