Rifting and arc-related early paleozoic volcanism along the North Gondwana Margin: Geochemical and geological evidence from Sardinia (Italy)

Journal of Geology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-292

  Gaggero, Laura ^a   Oggiano, Giacomo ^b   Funedda, Antonio ^c   Buzzi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GONDWANA; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; RIFTING; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 84867394970     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: 15375269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664776     Document Type: Article

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