The mesoscopic response to positive tectonic inversion processes: An example from the Umbria-Marche Apennines, Italy

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 715-727

  Tavarnelli, Enrico ^a   Alvarez, Walter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mesoscopic structures; Tectonic inversion; Umbria Marche Apennines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84968845904     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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