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Fig. 1

From: The relation between peak metamorphic temperatures and subsequent cooling during continent–continent collision (western Central Alps, Switzerland)

Fig. 1

Metamorphic map of the northern Lepontine dome using mineral occurrences of Niggli and Niggli (1965) and Bousquet et al. (2008). In addition, the isotherms from Engi (2011) are shown in °C. Note the end of all these data along the RSF (= Rhône Simplon fault). The area of Fig. 3 is indicated. The thick lines outline the Aar Massif and the Tavetsch and Gotthard nappes. The thin lines are the tectonic boundaries in the Lepontine

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