Structural evolution of the sedimentary accretionary wedge of the alpine system in Eastern Sicily: Thermal and thermochronological constraints

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 121, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1475-1490

  Corrado, Sveva ^a   Aldega, Luca ^a   Balestrieri, Maria Laura ^b   Maniscalco, Rosanna ^c   Grasso, Mario ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; APATITE FISSION TRACKS; FISSION TRACK; GEOTHERMOMETERS; ILLITE LAYERS; ILLITE-SMECTITE; PALEOTEMPERATURES; REFLECTANCE DATA; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMAL SIGNATURES; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; VITRINITES;

APATITE; FISSION REACTIONS; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS;

CLAY MINERALS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; APATITE; BURDIGALIAN; DIAGENESIS; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; ILLITE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SMECTITE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

HYBLEAN PLATEAU; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 76349120831     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26420.1     Document Type: Article

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