Variscan and Alpine metamorphic events in the Northern Apennines (Italy): A review

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 2, 2004, Pages 43-56

  Franceschelli, Marcello ^a   Gianelli, Giovanni ^b   Pandeli, Enrico ^c   Puxeddu, Mariano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine metamorphism; Northern Apennines; P T conditions; Radiometric ages; Tuscany; Variscan metamorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549086957     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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