Magnetic fabric of weakly deformed clay-rich sediments in the Italian peninsula: Relationship with compressional and extensional tectonics

Tectonophysics

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 107-122

  Mattei, M ^a   Sagnotti, L ^b   Faccenna, C ^a   Funiciello, R ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Italian peninsula; Neogene Quaternary; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; NEOGENE; QUATERNARY; TECTONICS;

ITALY;

EID: 0030817240     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00244-2     Document Type: Article

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