New constraints on the origin and age of Variscan eclogitic rocks (Ligurian Alps, Italy)

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-53

  Giacomini, Folco ^a   Braga, Roberto ^b   Tiepolo, Massimo ^c   Tribuzio, Riccardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Gabbro; LA ICP MS; Variscan; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECLOGITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; METAMORPHIC FACIES; METAMORPHISM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZIRCON;

EID: 33750882224     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-006-0131-2     Document Type: Article

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