Thermochronological evidence for Mesozoic-Tertiary tectonic evolution in the eastern Sardinia

Terra Nova

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-474

  Zattin, Massimiliano ^a   Massari, F ^b   Dieni, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FISSION TRACK DATING; MESOZOIC; PASSIVE MARGIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 56849127567     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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