Age and temperature constraints on metamorphism and exhumation of the syn-orogenic metamorphic complexes of Northern Apennines, Italy

Tectonophysics

Volumn 509, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 254-271

  Balestrieri, M L ^a   Pandeli, E ^a,b   Bigazzi, G ^c,e   Carosi, R ^d   Montomoli, C ^d  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Area della Ricerca di Pisa   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exhumation rates; Fission tracks; Metamorphism; Northern apennines; Orogenic evolution; Tuscan metamorphic units

Indexed keywords

EXHUMATION RATES; FISSION TRACK; METAMORPHISM; NORTHERN APENNINES; OROGENIC EVOLUTION; TUSCAN METAMORPHIC UNITS;

APATITE; FISSION REACTIONS; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

AGE DETERMINATION; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FISSION TRACK DATING; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; OUTCROP; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

APENNINES; ELBA; GIGLIO; GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 80051675991     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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