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Sant’Imbenia (Alghero): further archaeometric evidence for an Iron Age market square
Lead isotope compositions were determined for 18 metal objects from the archaeological site of Sant’Imbenia, NW Sardinia, dating to the end of the...
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Geotourism as a Development Tool of the Geo-mining Park in Sardinia
Theory and practice about geoparks and the geotourism concept consider not only the geological heritage, but also its relationship to all other...
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The Volcanic and Mining Geoheritage of San Pietro Island (Sulcis, Sardinia, Italy): the Potential for Geosite Valorization
Spectacular volcanic landforms characterize the Miocene lava flows and ignimbrites forming San Pietro Island (Sardinia, Italy). The island,...
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Anatomy of a km-scale fault zone controlling the Oligo-Miocene bending of the Ligurian Alps (NW Italy): integration of field and 3D high-resolution digital outcrop model data
We report the first description of a ~ 15 km long NE-SW-striking transtensive fault network crosscutting the metamorphic units of the Ligurian Alps....
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Miocene Magmatism in Northern Tunisia: Characterization and Geodynamic Implications
The Nefza mining district in northern Tunisia comprises a wide variety of magmatic rocks related to the Cenozoic Mediterranean geodynamic history....
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Crocodiles, sharks and turtles: the urban geo-palaeontological heritage of Cagliari (Italy)
In this paper, we report on the first project on the promotion of urban geoheritage in Cagliari, the capital of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia...
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Calibration Procedure of Regional Flow Duration Curves Evaluating Water Resource Withdrawal from Diversion Dams
In the last decades, climatic changes in Mediterranean regions and frequent events of water resource scarcity in supply systems have required...
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Petrogenesis of the Solanas gabbro-granodiorite intrusion, Sàrrabus (southeastern Sardinia, Italy): implications for Late Variscan magmatism
The igneous complex of Solanas is a small, composite calc-alkaline intrusion emplaced at ~ 300 Ma in the Sàrrabus region (southeastern Sardinia), and...
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Precipitation trend and concentration in the Sardinia region
The Mediterranean region is an area potentially vulnerable to climatic changes. In fact, it is characterized by a significant precipitation...
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Underground Geodiversity of Italian Show Caves: an Overview
About a fifth of the Italian territory is characterised by the presence of soluble rocks, consisting mainly of limestone and dolostone but also of...
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Stratigraphic, magmatic and structural features of Ordovician tectonics in Sardinia (Italy): a review
The Variscan Palaeozoic successions exposed in Sardinia show clear evidences of tectonic instability during Ordovician times. In the Foreland zone...
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Drought Assessment in the Sardinia Region (Italy) During 1922–2011 Using the Standardized Precipitation Index
In this article, the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), at both the short- and long-time scale, has been evaluated to analyse drought in the...
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Timing and kinematics of flow in a transpressive dextral shear zone, Maures Massif (Southern France)
The Maures–Tanneron Massif and the Corsica–Sardinia Block are two segments of the southern European Variscan belt that separated during the Late...
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Map** Geodiversity at a National Scale: the Case Study of Italy
In order to assess the geodiversity of the Italian Peninsula, which covers approximately 300.000 km 2 , a semi-quantitative method based on the use of...
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Neutron-based techniques for archaeometry: characterization of a Sardinian boat model
Sardinian metallurgy produced samples of high artistic and historical value. In particular, ship models are rare and unmatched examples of the...
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Kinematic reconstruction of the Alpine Tethys and surrounding Mesozoic rifted margins
In plate kinematic reconstructions, the restoration of rifted margins and their fossil equivalents exposed in orogens remains challenging. Tight fit...
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Mineralogical, Petrographic, and Physical Investigations on Fossiliferous Middle Jurassic Sandstones from Central Sardinia (Italy) to Define Their Alteration and Experimental Consolidation
In the present work, the mineralogical-petrographic and physical features of Middle Jurassic sandstones with macrofossil plant remains belonging to...
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Late Palaeozoic tectonics in Central Mediterranean: a reappraisal
A revision of late Palaeozoic tectonics recorded in Tuscany, Calabria and Corsica is here presented. We propose that, in Tuscany, upper...
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Sicily and the process of Neolithisation: a review of the archaeobotanical data
This review paper analyses the first steps of the spread of domestic plants into Sicily. Despite being the biggest island of the Mediterranean and...
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The paleo-community of the Sciacca red coral
The sub-fossil red coral deposits of Sciacca (Sicily Channel) have attracted scientific attention for nearly 150 years. Their origin and formation...
