Pre-Triassic history recorded in the Calabria-Peloritani segment of the Alpine chain, southern Italy. An overview

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 2, 2004, Pages 57-71

  Festa, Vincenzo ^a   Messina, Antonia ^b   Paglionico, Antonio ^a   Piccarreta, Giuseppe ^a   Rottura, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calabria Peloritani; Metamorphic evolution; Pre Triassic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879287667     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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