From Middle Jurassic heating to Neogene cooling: The thermochronological evolution of the Southern Alps

Tectonophysics

Volumn 414, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 191-202

  Zattin, Massimiliano ^a   Cuman, Andrea ^b   Fantoni, Roberto ^c   Martin, Silvana ^d   Scotti, Paolo ^c   Stefani, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dolomites; Fission track analysis; Thermal modelling; Thermochronology; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; JURASSIC; NEOGENE; PALEOGENE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ALPS; DOLOMITES; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 32044436288     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.10.020     Document Type: Article

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