Mantle processes during ocean formation: Petrologic records in peridotites from the Alpine-Apennine ophiolites

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Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-199

  Piccardo, Giovanni B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; MANTLE; OCEAN BASIN; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 0242338422     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2003/v26i3/007     Document Type: Article

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