Elliptical mud volcano caldera as stress indicator in an active compressional setting (Nirano, Pede-Apennine margin, northern Italy)

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-134

  Bonini, Marco ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active thrusting; Elliptical caldera depression; Mud volcanism; Northern apennines

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE THRUSTING; ELLIPTICAL CALDERA DEPRESSION; MUD VOLCANISM;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; TECTONICS;

VOLCANOES;

ANTICLINE; CALDERA; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; STRAIN; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44449093999     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24158A.1     Document Type: Article

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