Diabase is petrologists best friend: quantitative P-T constraints on the NW-SE trending Eoalpine metamorphic gradient in the western Austroalpine nappe stack (Ötztal Nappe, Texel Nappe, Silvretta Nappe) using metamorphosed mafic dikes
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