The central Lepontine Alps: Notes accompanying the tectonic and petrographic map sheet Sopra Ceneri (1:100'00)

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 109-146

  Berger, Alfons ^a   Mercolli, Ivan ^a   Engi, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MAP; MELANGE; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; PETROGRAPHY; PLATE BOUNDARY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; LEPONTINE ALPS;

EID: 36348986748     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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