A facies-based depositional model for ancient and modern, tectonically-confined tidal straits

Terra Nova

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 446-452

  Longhitano, Sergio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FACIES ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; NEOGENE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

CALABRIA; ITALY;

EID: 84886736058     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ter.12055     Document Type: Article

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