Ancient synsedimentary structural control on thrust ramp development: An example from the Northern Apennines, Italy

Terra Nova

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-74

  Tavarnelli, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED CROSS SECTION; FAULT; FOLD; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; THRUST RAMP;

ITALY, APENNINES;

EID: 0029772197     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00726.x     Document Type: Article

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