The characteristics of the sandstone blocks from the Simoni (=Mirdita) Melange, Albania

Ofioliti

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Kodra, Alaudin ^a   Marroni, Michele ^b   Mustafa, Faruk ^c   Pandolfi, Luca ^b  

^a Institute of Geological Research   (Albania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c GjeoAlba   (Albania)

Author keywords

Blocks; Detrital mode; Ophiolites. Albania; Sandstone; Simoni Melange

Indexed keywords

BLOCK IN MATRIX TEXTURE; LITHOLOGY; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE;

ALBANIA, MIRDITA;

EID: 0030442121     PISSN: 03912612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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