Exhumation of a Variscan orogenic complex: Insights into the composite granulitic-amphibolitic metamorphic basement of south-east Corsica (France)

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-436

  Giacomini, Falco ^a   Dallai, L ^b   Carminati, E ^c   Tiepolo, M ^a   Ghezzo, C ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corsica; HP granulites; Isotope dating; Monazite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; DIACHRONISM; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; LOWER CRUST; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; MYLONITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY;

CORSE; CORSE DU SUD; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PORTO-VECCHIO; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42049097046     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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