The Jurassic association of backarc basin ophiolites and calc-alkaline volcanics in the Guevgueli complex (northern Greece): Implication for the evolution of the Vardar zone

Ofioliti

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-227

  Saccani, Emilio ^a   Bortolotti, Valerio ^b   Marroni, Michele ^c,d   Pandolfi, Luca ^c,d   Photiades, Adonis ^e   Principi, Gianfranco ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Backarc basin basalt; Calc alkaline; Greece; Hellenides; Jurassic; Ophiolite; Vardar zone

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; DIORITE; GABBRO; JURASSIC; OPHIOLITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HELLENIDES; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650646454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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