Intrusive sheets and sheeted intrusions at Elba Island, Italy

Geosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-236

  Rocchi, Sergio ^a   Westerman, David S ^b   Dini, Andrea ^c   Farina, Federico ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b NORWICH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DISPLACEMENT; EMPLACEMENT; FELSIC ROCK; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LACCOLITH; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; POWER LAW; UPLIFT;

ELBA; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; MONTE CAPANNE; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

ABIES ALBA;

EID: 77955043170     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00551.1     Document Type: Article

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