Quantitative analysis of extensional joints in the southern Adriatic foreland (Italy), and the active tectonics of the Apulia region

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 141-155

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

^a DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Fracture; Pleistocene; Quaternary tectonics

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FORELAND BASIN; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; INVERSION TECTONICS; JOINT; PLEISTOCENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

APENNINES; ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 78651373089     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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