Eustatic cycles and tectonics in the Cretaceous shallow Tethys, Central-Southern Apennines

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-127

  D'Argenio, Bruno ^a   Ferreri, Vittoria ^a   Amodio, Sabrina ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DiSAm   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate platforms; Central Southern Apennines; Cretaceous; Eustatic cycles; Karstic bauxites; Lithospheric bulge

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955412356     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2010.27     Document Type: Article

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