Geological model of the central Periadriatic basin (Apennines, Italy)

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-121

  Bigi, S ^a   Conti, A ^a   Casero, P ^b   Ruggiero, L ^a   Recanati, R ^c   Lipparini, L ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Medoilgas Italia SpA ^*  (Italy)

^c Medoilgas Italia SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D modeling; Anticlines; Fold and thrust belt; Seismic lines; Seismic stratigraphy; Structural geology; Thrust basin

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; WELL LOGGING;

ANTICLINES; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; SEISMIC LINES; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; THRUST BASIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANTICLINE; BASIN EVOLUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; INTERPOLATION; OROGENY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84875218318     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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