Petrogenesis of post-orogenic lower permian andesites in southern Europe: Insights into the collapse of the variscan range

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 273-290

  Buzzi, Laura ^a   Gaggero, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andesite; Calc alkaline; Granulite; Rb Sr systematics; Variscan

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANULITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; IGNIMBRITE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAVA; MAGMA; PERMIAN; PETROGENESIS; RHYOLITE; VOLCANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67949106389     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.21.273-290     Document Type: Article

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