Fault-related carbonate rocks and earthquake indicators: Recent advances and future trends

Structural Geology: New Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 63-86

  Billi, Andrea ^a   Di Toro, Giulio ^b,c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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