Anatomy of seep-carbonates: Ancient examples from the Miocene of the northern Apennines (Italy)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 227, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 156-175

  Conti, Stefano ^a   Fontana, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cold seeps; Facies analysis; Miocene; Northern Apennines; Seep carbonates

Indexed keywords

COLD SEEP; GAS HYDRATE; MIOCENE; SEAFLOOR;

APENNINES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26844543345     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.04.032     Document Type: Article

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