Sediment instability related to fluid venting in Miocene authigenic carbonate deposits of the northern Apennines (Italy)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1030-1040

  Conti, Stefano ^a   Fontana, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonates; Miocene; Northern Apennines; Palaeoseeps; Sediment instability

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; GAS HYDRATE; INSTABILITY; METHANE; MIOCENE; SEEPAGE; TECTONIC SETTING; VENTING;

ITALY;

EID: 0036927388     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-002-0282-y     Document Type: Article

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