Polyorogenic deformation history recognized at very shallow structural levels: the case of the Antola Unit (Northern Apennine, Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1694-1709

  Levi, Nicola ^a   Ellero, Alessandro ^a   Ottria, Giuseppe ^a   Pandolfi, Luca ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antola Unit; Northern Apennine; Polyorogenic tectonics; Shallow structural levels; Soft sediment and gravity driven deformations

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY DRIVEN DEFORMATIONS; POLYOROGENIC TECTONICS; SHALLOW STRUCTURAL LEVELS; SOFT SEDIMENT;

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLD; OROGENY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748476127     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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