Diachronous evolution of the alpine continental subduction wedge: Evidence from P-T estimates in the Briançonnais Zone houillère (France - Western Alps)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 56-57, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-54

  Lanari, Pierre ^a   Guillot, Stéphane ^a   Schwartz, Stéphane ^a   Vidal, Olivier ^a   Tricart, Pierre ^a   Riel, Nicolas ^a   Beyssac, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Continental subduction; Geodynamic; Low grade metamorphism; P T path; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CHLORITE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EXHUMATION; GEODYNAMICS; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MUSCOVITE; P-T CONDITIONS; SCHIST; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ALPS; BRIANCONNAIS ZONE; FRANCE; WESTERN ALPS;

MICAS;

EID: 84857992862     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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