Petrostratigraphic analysis of a Late Miocene mixed siliciclastic-carbonate depositional system (Calabria, Southern Italy): Implications for Mediterranean paleogeography

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 284-285, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-132

  Caracciolo, L ^a   Gramigna, P ^a   Critelli, S ^a   Calzona, A B ^a   Russo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Late Miocene; Mixed siliciclastic carbonate sediments; Petrostratigraphy; Shallow water environments

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; EVAPORITES; FACIES ANALYSIS; LATE MIOCENE; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PETROSTRATIGRAPHY; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL; SEDIMENTARY RESPONSE; SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT; SOUTHERN ITALY; STRATIGRAPHIC DATA;

FERTILIZERS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATION;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SHALLOW WATER; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY; TORTONIAN-MESSINIAN BOUNDARY; TRANSGRESSION;

CALABRIA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84873057062     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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