Using high-resolution stratigraphy to date fold and thrust activity: Examples from the Neogene of south-central Sicily

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 633-643

  Butler, R W H ^a   Lickorish, W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deformation rates; Folds; Italy; Neogene; Sicily; Thrust faults

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FOLDING; NEOGENE; STRATIGRAPHY; THRUST;

ITALY, SICILY;

EID: 0031435783     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.4.0633     Document Type: Article

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