New evidence for supra-subduction zone ophiolites in the Vardar Zone of Northern Greece: Implications for the tectono-magmatic evolution of the Vardar oceanic basin

Ofioliti

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-85

  Saccani, Emilio ^a   Photiades, Adonis ^b   Santato, Alessandro ^a   Zeda, Ottavia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hellenides. Northern Greece; Neotethys; Ophiolite; Petrology; Supra subduction zone; Vardar zone

Indexed keywords

HARZBURGITE; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; SEAMOUNT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS; TETHYS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HELLENIDES; MACEDONIA [GREECE]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 59949093558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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