Mesozoic ophiolite relies in the Southern Steep Belt of the Central Alps

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-299

  Stucki, Andreas ^a,b   Rubatto, Daniela ^a,c   Trommsdorff, Volkmar ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b The Australian National University ^*  (Switzerland)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Alps; Ophiolites; Piemont Ligurian ocean; Plagiogranites; Southern Steep Belt; U Pb dating; Zircon; Zone of Bellinzona Dascio

Indexed keywords

MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MESOZOIC; OPHIOLITE; PLAGIOGRANITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16344361892     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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