Tectonic and sedimentary evolution of the Upper Valdarno Basin: New insights from the lacustrine S. Barbara Basin

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-97

  Brogi, Andrea ^a   Fidolini, Francesco ^b   Liotta, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continental sedimentation; Extensional tectonics; Quaternary; Tuscany

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876091577     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: 20381727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2012.08     Document Type: Article

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