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Sedimentological Evidence for an Emerged Land Mass in the Ligurian Sea during the Palaeogene

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Petrographic studies, particularly heavy mineral analyses, suggest that the materials of two sandstone flysch formations had related sources. This information supplements other geological evidence that the Ligurian Sea opened by rifting and that there was tectonic rotation of continental blocks in this area during and following the Alpine orogeny.

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  1. EMILIANO MUTTI: Formerly with Geological Institute, University of Milan, Italy.

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  2. Esso Production Research-European, 213 Cours Victor-Hugo, 33, Bègles, France

    EMILIANO MUTTI

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STANLEY, D., MUTTI, E. Sedimentological Evidence for an Emerged Land Mass in the Ligurian Sea during the Palaeogene. Nature 218, 32–36 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218032a0

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