Alpine thermal and structural evolution of the highest external crystalline massif: The Mont Blanc

Tectonics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-26

  Leloup, P Herve ^a   Arnaud, N ^b   Sobel, E R ^c   Lacassin, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-SAVOIE; MONT BLANC; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOY ALPS; WESTERN ALPS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27744536629     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001676     Document Type: Article

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