The Umbria-Marche Apennines as a double orogen: Observations and hypotheses

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-271

  Barchi, Massimiliano R ^a   Alvarez, Walter ^b,c   Shimabukuro, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foreland basins; Thin skinned tectonics; Umbria Marche Apennines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863195147     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2012.17     Document Type: Article

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