Syn-orogenic extension in the Peloritani Alpine Thrust Belt (NE Sicily, Italy): Evidence from the Alì Unit;Extension synorogénique dans la chaîne alpine péloritaine (Nord-Est de la Sicile, Italie): L'exemple de l'unité d'Alì

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 337, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 861-871

  Somma, Roberta ^a   Messina, Antonia ^a   Mazzoli, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exhumation; Structural analysis; Syn orogenic extension

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; OROGENY;

EID: 22144474735     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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