Ophiolite-bearing mélanges in southern Italy

Geological Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-166

  Tortorici, Luigi ^a   Catalano, Stefano ^a   Monaco, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedge; Calabrian Arc; Ophiolites; Southern Apennines; Western Tethys

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASEMENT ROCK; BELT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EMPLACEMENT; MELANGE; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; OPHIOLITE; RIFTING; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS; THRUST;

APENNINES; CALABRIAN ARC; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 66149130740     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1142     Document Type: Article

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