Sand-rich turbidite system of the Late Oligocene Northern Apennines foredeep: Physical stratigraphy and architecture of the 'Macigno costiero' (coastal Tuscany, Italy)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 222, Issue , 2004, Pages 261-283

  Cornamusini, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGOCENE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 2142811541     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.222.01.14     Document Type: Article

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