The Monviso ophiolitic Massif (Western Alps), a section through a serpentinite subduction channel

Journal of the Virtual Explorer

Volumn 16, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Guillot, S ^a,b   Schwartz, S ^b   Hattori, K ^c   Auzende, A L ^d   Lardeaux, J M ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Ophiolites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883780370     PISSN: 14418126     EISSN: 14418142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3809/jvirtex.2004.00099     Document Type: Article

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