The Pliocene-Pleistocene stratigraphic and tectonic evolution of the Central sector of the Western Periadriatic Basin of Italy

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-106

  Artoni, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Apennine; Foreland basin; Orogenic wedge; Pliocene Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC SEA; APENNINE; FORELAND BASIN; OROGENIC WEDGE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE;

DIGITAL STORAGE; LITHOLOGY; TECTONICS; WELL LOGGING;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASIN EVOLUTION; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FORELAND BASIN; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; INFILL; OROGENIC BELT; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ABRUZZI; ADRIATIC SEA; APENNINES; ITALY; MARCHE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84875214364     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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