Progradational gravel beach sequences in a moderate‐ to high‐energy, microtidal marine environment

Sedimentology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 881-913

  MASSARI, F ^a   PAREA, G C ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Geologia ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL SEQUENCE; GRAVEL SEQUENCES; LONGSHORE DRIFT; MARINE TERRACE; MARINE TERRACES; MESSINIAN FORELAND BASIN; PROGRADATION; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC; TECTONICS; TERTIARY;

ITALY;

EID: 0024231704     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1988.tb01737.x     Document Type: Article

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