Subduction and continental collision events in the southern Apennines: Constraints from two crustal cross-sections

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-84

  Mazzoli, Stefano ^a   Ascione, Alessandra ^a   Candela, Stefania ^b   Iannace, Alessandro ^a   Megna, Antonella ^c   Santini, Stefano ^b   Vitale, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basement structure; Italy; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877359681     PISSN: 20358008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/ROL.2013.07     Document Type: Article

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