Strain localization via mechanical mixing and metasomatism: an example from the metagabbros of Marine de Giottani, Alpine Corsica, France

De la géologie structurale à la géodynamique : un numéro thématique dédié à la contribution de l’école rennaise de tectonique - Hommage à J-P Brun, P. Choukroune et P.R. Cobbold

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 196, 2025 De la géologie structurale à la géodynamique : un numéro thématique dédié à la contribution de l’école rennaise de tectonique - Hommage à J-P Brun, P. Choukroune et P.R. Cobbold


Article Number		10
Number of page(s)		22
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2025003
Published online		09 June 2025

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