Tectono-metamorphic evolution of a nappe stack: A case study of the Swiss Alps

Tectonophysics

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 55-76

  Herwegh, M ^a   Pfiffner, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcite; Helvetic Alps; Metamorphism; Microstructures; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; METAMORPHISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MYLONITE; NAPPE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 21644432253     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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