Influence of inversion tectonics in the bending of a foreland fold-and-thrust belt: The case of the northern Apennines (Italy)

Journal of the Virtual Explorer

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 5-

  Satolli, Sara ^a   Calamita, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curved belts; Fold and thrust belts inversion tectonics; Northern apennines; Thin vs. thick skinned

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876540330     PISSN: 14418126     EISSN: 14418142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3809/jvirtex.2012.00302     Document Type: Article

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