Evolution of the northwestern Iblean Mountains, Sicily: Uplift, Plicocene/Pleistocene sea-level changes, paleoenvironment, and volcanism

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 637-669

  Schmincke, H U ^a   Behncke, B ^b   Grasso, M ^b   Raffi, S ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkali basalts; Hyaloclastites; Iblean Mountains (Sicily); Pillow lavas; Pliocene Pleistocene sea level changes; Tholeiites; Uplift

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249109952     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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