Neogene-quaternary tectonics and sedimentation in the central Apennines

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-88

  Centamore, Ernesto ^a   Rossi, David ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central apennines; Mantle upwelling; Messinian crisis; Neogene tectonic and sedimentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349187542     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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