Metamorphism of metasediments at the scale of an orogen: A key to the Tertiary geodynamic evolution of the Alps

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 298, Issue , 2008, Pages 393-411

  Bousquet, Romain ^a   Oberhänsli, Roland ^a   Goffé, Bruno ^b   Wiederkehr, Michael ^c   Koller, Friedrich ^d   Schmid, Stefan M ^c   Schuster, Ralf ^e   Engi, Martin ^f   Berger, Alfons ^f   Martinotti, Giorgio ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e Geological Survey   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION; EXHUMATION; GEODYNAMICS; GREENSCHIST FACIES; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 51349167366     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP298.18     Document Type: Article

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