Sedimentological and palaeoecological integrated analysis of a Miocene channelized carbonate margin, Matese Mountains, Southern Apennines, Italy

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 230, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 105-122

  Bassi, Davide ^a   Carannante, Gabriele ^b   Checconi, Alessio ^c   Simone, Lucia ^b   Vigorito, Mario ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coralline red algae; Early Middle Miocene; Italy; Southern Apennines; Submarine channels; Temperate carbonates

Indexed keywords

APENNINES; EARLY-MIDDLE MIOCENE; ITALY; RED ALGAE; SUBMARINE CHANNELS; TEMPERATE CARBONATES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOFOULING; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; LANDFORMS; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINES; SUBSTRATES; TECTONICS; TURBIDITY;

ALGAE;

ACCUMULATION; BRYOZOAN; CARBONATE; CHANNELIZATION; CORALLINE ALGA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITHIFICATION; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROGRADATION; RHODOLITH; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHELF SEDIMENT; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; SUBSTRATE;

APENNINES; CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; MATESE MOUNTAINS;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; RHODOPHYTA; SPOROLITHACEAE;

EID: 84755160722     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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