Ophiolitic Peridotites of the Alpine-Apennine System: Mantle Processes and Geodynamic Relevance

International Geology Review

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1119-1159

  Piccardo, Giovanni B ^a   Müntener, Othmar ^b   Zanetti, Alberto ^c   Pettke, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MESOZOIC; OCEAN BASIN; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE;

ALPS; APENNINES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11244279619     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.46.12.1119     Document Type: Article

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