Evolution of the ultra-slow spreading Jurassic Ligurian Tethys: View from the mantle

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-80

  Piccardo, Giovanni B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geodynamic evolution; Jurassic Ligurian Tethys; Mantle petrology; Ultra slow spreading ocean

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350453533     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2007PM0009     Document Type: Article

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