Cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology of the Tripoli diatomite formation (pre-evaporite Messinian, Sicily, Italy)

Terra Nova

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-22

  Hilgen, Frederik J ^a,b   Krijgsman, Wout ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PaIaeomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hooftldijk   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; MESSINIAN; SALINITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0033391317     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1999.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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