Late-Hercynian shearing during crystallization of granitoid magmas (Sila massif, southern Italy): Regional implications

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Festa, Vincenzo ^a   Caggianelli, Alfredo ^a   Kruhl, Jörn H ^b   Liotta, Domenico ^a   Prosser, Giacomo ^c   Gueguen, Erwan ^d   Paglionico, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granitoids; Late Hercynian; Melt present deformation; Shear zone; Solid state deformation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; SHEAR ZONE;

APENNINES; CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SILA MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749118245     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.19.185-195     Document Type: Article

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