Melt migration in ophiolitic peridotites: The message from Alpine-Apennine peridotites and implications for embryonic ocean basins

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 218, Issue , 2004, Pages 69-89

  Müntener, Othmar ^a   Piccardo, Giovanni B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; MELT INCLUSION; OCEAN BASIN; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ALPS; APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2942736989     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.218.01.05     Document Type: Article

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