P-T evolution of Alpine metamorphism in the southern Aspromonte Massif (Calabria - Italy)

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-56

  Ortolano, Gaetano ^a   Cirrincione, Rosolino ^b   Pezzino, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calabria; Kinematic indicators; Mineral reactions in NaCaKFMASH system; P T path; Variscan and Alpine metamorphism

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; BASEMENT ROCK; CRUSTAL THICKENING; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DEFORMATION; FELDSPAR; GARNET; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; P-T CONDITIONS; QUARTZ; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; PELORITANI MOUNTAINS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846219840     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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