Geodynamic evolution of the jurassic ligurian tethys viewed from the mantle perspective

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 565-574

  Piccardo, Giovanni B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps apennines ophiolites; Geodynamics; Jurassic ligurian tethys; Mantle petrology; Mantle rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350458720     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2009.128.2.565     Document Type: Article

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