New stratigraphic and structural evidence for Late Pleistocene surface faulting along the Monte Olimpino Backthrust (Lombardia, N Italy)

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 14, Issue , 2011, Pages 17-25

  Livio, Franz ^a   Berlusconi, Andrea ^a   Chunga, Kervin ^a   Michetti, Alessandro M ^a   Sileo, Giancanio ^a  

^a Sita Messtechnik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capable fault; CARG Project; Quaternary; Villa Olmo Conglomerate; Western Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863476528     PISSN: 20358008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/ROL.2011.03     Document Type: Article

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