The pre-Namurian basement of the Ligurian Alps: A review of the lithostratigraphy, pre-Alpine metamorphic evolution, and regional comparisons

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 2, 2004, Pages 85-96

  Gaggero, Laura ^a   Cortesogno, Luciano ^a   Bertrand, Jean Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Gneiss Amphibolite complex; Ligurian Brian onnais; Migmatite Eclogite complex; U Pb radiometric dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750894827     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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