Downslope-migrating large dunes in the Chattian carbonate ramp of the Majella Mountains (Central Apennines, Italy)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 255-256, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-41

  Brandano, M ^a,b   Lipparini, L ^c   Campagnoni, V ^c   Tomassetti, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IGAG CNR   (Italy)

^c Medoilgas Italia SpA (MOG Group)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate ramp; Lithofacies; Oligocene; Storm; Submarine dune

Indexed keywords

APENNINES; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; DUNE FIELDS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LITHOFACIES; MAJELLA MOUNTAIN; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MESSINIAN; MIGRATING DUNES; OLIGOCENE; PACKSTONE; RETURN CURRENT; STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; STRONG WINDS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WACKESTONE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; STORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATION;

CARBONATE RAMP; CROSS-BEDDING; DUNE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GRAINSTONE; LIMESTONE; LITHOFACIES; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCURRENT; STRATIGRAPHY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ABRUZZI; APENNINES; BOLOGNA [BOLOGNA (PRV)]; BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; MAJELLA MOUNTAINS;

LEPIDOCYCLINA;

EID: 84858704052     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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