The Oligocene Biella pluton (western Alps, Italy): New insights on the magmatic vs. hydrothermal activity in the Valsessera roof zone

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-240

  Rossetti, Piergiorgio ^a   Agangi, Andrea ^a   Castelli, Daniele ^a   Padoan, Marta ^a   Ruffini, Raffaella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calc alkaline vs. shoshonite magmatism; Hydrothermal activity; Periadriatic Igneous Province; Sesia Lanzo Zone; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849102920     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2007PM0026     Document Type: Article

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