Palaeogeography and thrust development in the Penninic domain of the Western Alpine chain: Examples from the Ligurian Alps

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-232

  Seno, Silvio ^a   Dallagiovanna, Giorgio ^a   Vanossi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine tectonics; Duplex; Hinterland dipping thrusts; Maritime Alps; Penninic domain

Indexed keywords

EID: 14244270046     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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