HP-UHP metamorphism as an indicator of slab dip variations in the Alpine arc

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1087-1094

  Carry, Nicolas ^a   Gueydan, Fredéric ^b   Marquer, Didier ^a   Brun, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Alps; Continental subduction; HP UHP metamorphism; Nappe stacking

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DIP; EXHUMATION; NAPPE; OROGENIC BELT; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROGRAPHY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; DORA MAIRA MASSIF; GRAIAN ALPS; GRAN PARADISO; ITALY; MONTE ROSA; PENNINE ALPS; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 79957630887     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-011-0646-2     Document Type: Article

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