HP metamorphic belt of the western Alps

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Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 200-204

  Compagnoni, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; COESITE; ECLOGITE; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 0242338423     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2003/v26i3/008     Document Type: Article

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