Clay diapirs in Neogene-Quaternary sediments of central Sicily: Evidence for accretionary processes

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1265-1269

  Monaco, Carmelo ^a   Tortorici, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEXES; ACCRETIONARY PROCESSES;

CLAY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; MUD BRECCIA; MUD DIAPIRISM; NEOGENE; PERCHED BASIN; QUATERNARY; THRUST BELT;

ITALY, SICILY;

EID: 0030265303     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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