Stratigraphic evolution of the Triassic-Jurassic succession in the Western Southern Alps (Italy): The record of the two-stage rifting on the distal passive margin of Adria

Basin Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-353

  Berra, Fabrizio ^a   Galli, Maria Teresa ^a   Reghellin, Federico ^a   Torricelli, Stefano ^b   Fantoni, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DOLOSTONE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; KARSTIFICATION; PASSIVE MARGIN; PERMIAN; PLIENSBACHIAN; RIFTING; SANDSTONE; SUBAERIAL EXPOSURE; TOARCIAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE MAGGIORE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

ANISIA;

EID: 66349085567     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2008.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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