Late Miocene-Quaternary stratigraphic record in the Sicilian Belt (Central Mediterranean): Tectonics versus eustasy;Segnale stratigrafico durante il Miocene sup.-Quaternario nella catena siciliana (Mediterraneo Centrale): Tettonica contro eustatismo

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 120, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 151-164

  Nigro, F ^a   Renda, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Argille Brecciate; Extensional tectonics; Sicily; Stratigraphic record; Taper

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144461570     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: 20381727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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