P-T evolutions vs. numerical modelling: A key to unravel the Paleozoic to early-Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the Alpine area

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-308

  Spalla, Maria Iole ^a   Marotta, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

HT Permian Triassic metamorphism; Numerical modelling; Variscan convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949140945     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2007PM0029     Document Type: Article

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