The Parona chaotic complex: A puzzling record of the Messinian (Late Miocene) events in Monferrato (NW Italy)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 289-311

  Dela Pierre, F ^a,c   Clari, P ^a,b   Cavagna, S ^a   Bicchi, E ^b  

^a Accademia delle Scienze   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

M langes; Messinian; Monferrato; Mud diapirism; NW Italy

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAPIRISM; MELANGE; MESSINIAN; MIOCENE; MUD;

ITALY;

EID: 0036784810     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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