Mechanisms of subduction accretion as implied from the broken formations in the Apennines, Italy

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 835-838

  Vannucchi, Paola ^a   Bettelli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accretion; Broken formations; Folding; Northern Apennines

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISMS; BROKEN FORMATIONS;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; TECTONICS;

GEOLOGY;

ACCRETION; CRETACEOUS; FOLDING; MELANGE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0036764986     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0835:MOSAAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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