Use of speleologic data to evaluate Holocene uplifting and tilting: An example from the Frasassi anticline (northeastern Apennines, Italy)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 257, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 313-328

  Mariani, S ^a   Mainiero, M ^b   Barchi, M ^c   van der Borg, K ^d   Vonhof, H ^e   Montanari, A ^f  

^a Gruppo Speleologico CAI Fabriano   (Italy)

^b Gruppo Speleologico Marchigiano CAI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Holocene; neotectonics; Northeastern Apennines; radiocarbon dating; speleogenesis; sub fossil eels

Indexed keywords

NEOTECTONICS; RADIOCARBON DATING; SPELEOGENESIS; WATER TABLE;

CALCITE; CAVES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

TECTONICS;

CAVE; EEL; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; NEOTECTONICS; RADIOCARBON DATING; SPELEOLOGY; SPELEOTHEM; UPLIFT; WATER TABLE;

ANCONA; APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRASASSI CAVES; ITALY; MARCHE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 34247274661     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.02.045     Document Type: Article

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