Geology of the Victor Hensen Seahill (Ionian Sea, Eastern Mediterranean): Insights from the study of cored sediment sequences

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-257

  Hieke, Werner ^a   Cita, Maria Bianca ^b   Forcella, Franco ^c   Müller, Carla ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Extension tectonics; Ionian abyssal plain; Pliocene; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750391641     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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