Petrogenesis and tectono-magmatic significance of basalts and mantle peridotites from the Albanian-Greek ophiolites and sub-ophiolitic mélanges. New constraints for the Triassic-Jurassic evolution of the Neo-Tethys in the Dinaride sector

Lithos

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 227-242

  Saccani, Emilio ^a   Beccaluva, Luigi ^a   Photiades, Adonis ^b   Zeda, Ottavia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albanide Hellenide belt; Jurassic; Ophiolite; Petrogenesis; Tectono magmatic setting; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANDESITE; BACKARC BASIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEOCHEMISTRY; JURASSIC; MANTLE SOURCE; MELANGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PETROGENESIS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EID: 79551533500     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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