The structure of the Monte Amiata volcano-geothermal area (Northern Apennines, Italy): Neogene-Quaternary compression versus extension

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-703

  Brogi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crustal structures; Extensional horses; Extensional tectonics; Geothermal anomaly; Magmatic emplacement; Mt Amiata geothermal area

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; COMPRESSION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; NORMAL FAULT; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOUNT AMIATA; SIENA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 44949172454     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0191-1     Document Type: Article

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