Geometry of granite emplacement in the upper crust: Contributions of analogue modelling

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 168, Issue , 2000, Pages 77-94

  Román Berdiel, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PETROGENESIS; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 1642602470     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.168.01.06     Document Type: Article

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