Multi-stage garnet in the Internal Briançonnais Basement (Ambin Massif, Savoy): New petrological constraints on the Blueschist-facies metamorphism in the Western Alps and tectonic implications

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1281-1308

  Ganne, J ^a   Bussy, F ^b   Vidal, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine HP metamorphism; Ambin and South Vanoise Brian onnais basements; Metamorphic gaps; Multistage garnets; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; BLUESCHIST FACIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GARNET; INCLUSION; METAMORPHISM; PETROLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; AMBIN MASSIF; EUROPE; FRANCE;

EID: 0042766854     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/44.7.1281     Document Type: Article

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