Evolution of the Western Mediterranean

Regional Geology and Tectonics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 436-470

  Carminati, E ^a,b   Doglioni, C ^a   Gelabert, B ^c   Panza, G F ^d,e   Raykova, R B ^f   Roca, E ^g   Sabat, F ^g   Scrocca, D ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-56357-6.00011-1     Document Type: Chapter

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