Phanerozoic geodynamic evolution of the circum-italian realm

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 724-757

  Lustrino, Michele ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; MAGMATISM; PHANEROZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0033818811     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465109     Document Type: Article

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