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Leloup, P.H., Arnaud, N., Sobel, E.R., and Lacassin, R. (2005) Alpine thermal and structural evolution of the highest external crystalline massif: The Mont Blanc. Tectonics, 24, TC4002, 26 pp.

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Plain TextLeloup, P.H., Arnaud, N., Sobel, E.R., and Lacassin, R. (2005) Alpine thermal and structural evolution of the highest external crystalline massif: The Mont Blanc. Tectonics, 24, TC4002, 26 pp.

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Mont Blanc Massif, The Alps, Europe
Mont Blanc Massif southeast flank (Monte Bianco Massif southeast flank), Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Mont Blanc Massif northeast flank, Valais, Switzerland

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LocalityMineral(s)
Mont Blanc Massif, The Alps, Europeⓘ Adularia, ⓘ Albite, ⓘ Amphibolite, ⓘ Aplite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Epidote, ⓘ Feldspar Group, ⓘ Fluorite, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ K Feldspar, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Orthogneiss, ⓘ Paragneiss, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Schist, ⓘ Titanite
Mont Blanc Massif southeast flank (Monte Bianco Massif southeast flank), Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italyⓘ Breccia, ⓘ Cataclasite, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Limestone, ⓘ Mylonite, ⓘ Schist, ⓘ Slate
Mont Blanc Massif northeast flank, Valais, Switzerlandⓘ Granite, ⓘ Sandstone, ⓘ Slate

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