Late Quaternary extension of the southern Adriatic foreland (Italy): Evidence from joint analysis

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-67

  Caputo, R ^a   Di Bucci, D ^b   Mastronuzzi, G ^c   Fracassi, U ^d   Selleri, G ^e   Sanso P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Brittle deformation; Extension fracture; South Apulia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649450756     PISSN: 20358008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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