An Upper Miocene siliciclastic-carbonate ramp: Depositional architecture, facies distribution, and diagenetic history (Capo Vaticano area, southern Italy)

Facies

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-215

  Gramigna, Pierparide ^a   Bassi, Davide ^b   Russo, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calabria; Coralline red algae; Facies analysis; Late Miocene; Siliciclastic carbonate ramp; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; CORALLINE ALGA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; FACIES ANALYSIS; MIOCENE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

APENNINES; CALABRIA; ITALY;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; BRYOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; ECHINODERMATA; FORAMINIFERA; HETEROSTEGINA; PORITES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84858623168     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-011-0276-y     Document Type: Article

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