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Mineral Phases as a Tool for Robust Correlation of Proximal–Distal Tephra in the Central Mediterranean Area

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STRATI 2013

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Tephra layers and Quaternary sedimentary archives constitute a mutual and integrative system capable of providing relevant information for both Quaternary science research and volcanological hazard assessment. The results of our study of the Central Mediterranean area indicate that the collation of tephra mineral phase compositions and assemblages in a GIS database shows promise for improving the correlative potential of distal tephra layers in the region.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy

    Raffaele Giordano, Roberto Sulpizio & Alfredo Caggianelli

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  1. Raffaele Giordano
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Correspondence to Raffaele Giordano .

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  1. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Ciências da Terra, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Grande Lisboa, Portugal

    Rogério Rocha

  2. Faculdade Ciências e Tecnologia Ciencias da Terra, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Grande Lisboa, Portugal

    João Pais

  3. Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Caparica, Grande Lisboa, Portugal

    José Carlos Kullberg

  4. Geological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA

    Stanley Finney

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Giordano, R., Sulpizio, R., Caggianelli, A. (2014). Mineral Phases as a Tool for Robust Correlation of Proximal–Distal Tephra in the Central Mediterranean Area. In: Rocha, R., Pais, J., Kullberg, J., Finney, S. (eds) STRATI 2013. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04364-7_235

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