Eclogitised rodingites of the Zermatt-Saas Zone: Unravelling their evolution through deformation-metamorphism relationships

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 131-134

  Zanoni, Davide ^a   Rebay, Gisella ^a   Spalla, Maria Iole ^b,c   Bernardoni, Jacopo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

HP LT metamorphism; Rodingite; Western Alps; Zermatt Saas Zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863219418     PISSN: 20358008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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