Amphibole gabbroic rocks from the Mt. Medvednica ophiolite mélange (NW Croatia): Geochemistry and tectonic setting

Geologica Carpathica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-293

  Slovenec, Damir ^a   Lugovic, Boško ^b  

^a CROATIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Amphibole gabbros; Croatia; Island arc; Mt. Medvednica; Ophiolite m lange; Zagorje Mid Transdanubian Shear Zone

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; GREENSCHIST FACIES; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TECTONIC SETTING;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOUNT MEDVEDNICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 51449086395     PISSN: 13350552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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