The tectonics and geodynamics of Mt. Etna: Synthesis and interpretation of geological and geophysical data

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 29-47

  Bousquet, Jean Claude ^a,b   Lanzafame, Gianni ^b  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia ^*  (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

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EID: 85026987972     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/143GM03     Document Type: Chapter

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