Sedimentation in shallow to deep water carbonate environments across a sequence boundary: Effects of a fall in sea-level on the evolution of a carbonate system (Ladinian-Carnian, eastern Lombardy, Italy)

Sedimentology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 721-735

  Berra, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate platform; Intraplatform basin; Sequence boundary; Southern Alps; Triassic

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC ROCK; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CARNIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; LADINIAN; MICROFACIES; OCEAN BASIN; OOLITE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY;

AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; ECHINODERMATA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 34547411519     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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