No tectonic rotation of the Tuscan Tyrrhenian margin (Italy) since late Messinian

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 2835-2845

  Mattei, M ^a   Kissel, C ^b   Funiciello, R ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; NEOGENE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; REGIONAL ROTATION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONICS;

ITALY, TUSCANY; ITALY, TYRRHENIAN COAST;

EID: 0029772210     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02398     Document Type: Article

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