Stratigraphy and sedimentation in the Mediterranean Ridge diapiric belt

Marine Geology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 131-150

  Cita, M B ^a   Erba, E ^a   Lucchi, R ^b   Pott, M ^c   Van Der Meer, R ^c   Nieto, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DIAPIRISM; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARL; MIOCENE; MUD BRECCIA; PELAGIC SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SLOPE INSTABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE;

EID: 0030153533     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(96)00157-0     Document Type: Article

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