Variscan lamprophyres in the Lower Penninic domain (Central Alps): Age and tectonic significance

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-381

  Bussien, Denise ^a   Bussy, François ^a   Masson, Henri ^a   Magna, Tomas ^a   Rodionov, Nickolay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Central Alps; Lamprophyre; Maggia; Magmatism; Penninic; U Pb zircon dating; Variscan

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LAMPROPHYRE; NAPPE; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TYPE LOCALITY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 51049110513     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.4.369     Document Type: Article

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