Metabasites with eclogite facies relics from Variscides in Sardinia, Italy: A review

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 795-815

  Franceschelli, M ^a   Puxeddu, M ^b   Cruciani, G ^a   Utzeri, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Correlations; Eclogite; Geochronology; Geodynamic framework; Retrograde metamorphic evolution; Sardinia; Variscan orogeny

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSCHIST FACIES; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; METABASITE; P-T CONDITIONS; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548737606     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0145-z     Document Type: Review

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