An unusual Messinian succession in the Sinis Peninsula, western Sardinia, Italy

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 41-55

  André, Jean Pierre ^a   Saint Martin, Jean Paul ^b   Moissette, Pierre ^c   Garcia, Frédéric ^d   Cornée, Jean Jacques ^c   Ferrandini, Michelle ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bioherms; Late Miocene; Mediterranean; Microbialite; Sardinia, Italy

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MESSINIAN; MICROBIALITE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; ORISTANO; SARDINIA; SINIS PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442557161     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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