Late-Hercynian post-collisional dyke magmatism in central Calabria (Serre Massif, southern Italy)

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-515

  Romano, Vanessa ^a   Cirrincione, Rosolino ^a   Fiannacca, Patrizia ^a   Lustrino, Michele ^b,c   Tranchina, Annunziata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andesite; Calabria Peloritani Orogen; Dacite rhyodacite; Post collisional dyke magmatism; Serre Massif

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855840110     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2011PM0032     Document Type: Article

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