Geochemistry of eclogitised Fe-Ti-gabbros from various lithological settings (Aosta Valley ophiolites, Italian western Alps). Protolith composition and eclogitic paragenesis

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-237

  Bocchio, Rosangela ^a   Benciolini, Luca ^b   Martin, Silyana ^c   Tartarotti, Paola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

High pressure metamorphism; Metagabbro; Ophiolite; Rodingite; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144454762     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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