Stacking and metamorphism of continuous segments of subducted lithosphere in a high-pressure wedge: The example of Alpine Corsica (France)

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-56

  Vitale Brovarone, Alberto ^a,b,c   Beyssac, Olivier ^c   Malavieille, Jacques ^b   Molli, Giancarlo ^d   Beltrando, Marco ^a   Compagnoni, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine Corsica; HP metamorphism; Mountain building; RSCM thermometry; Tethys Alps evolution

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; ECLOGITE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEODYNAMICS; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; MINERALOGY; OROGENIC BELT; RECONSTRUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84871665411     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2012.10.003     Document Type: Review

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