Stratigraphic evolution in the Ligurian Alps between Variscan heritages and the Alpine Tethys opening: A review

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-68

  Decarlis, A ^a   Dallagiovanna, G ^b   Lualdi, A ^b   Maino, M ^b   Seno, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brian onnais; Central Mediterranean; Geodynamics; Ligurian Alps; Prepiedmont

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; JURASSIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC; PARTIAL MELTING; PERMIAN; PLATE TECTONICS; RECONSTRUCTION; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS; UPLIFT;

ALPS; ITALY; LIGURIAN ALPS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84881103808     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.07.001     Document Type: Review

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