Petrogenesis and tectonomagmatic significance of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks in the Albanide-Hellenide ophiolitic mélanges

Island Arc

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 494-516

  Saccani, Emilio ^a   Photiades, Adonis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Albanides; Basalt; Hellenides; Ophiolitic m lange; Petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

MELANGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; PETROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EID: 33845385883     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2005.00480.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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