Evolution of Pleistocene travertine depositional system from terraced slope to fissure-ridge in a mixed travertine-alluvial succession (Jebel El Mida, Gafsa, southern Tunisia)

The Quaternary stratigraphic record of Jebel El Mida, composed of continental deposits, is a useful example of concomitant travertines and alluvial deposition in an extensional setting. Travertine deposition occurred in a faulted Pleistocene alluvial fan giving rise to seven (recognised) facies inte...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Henchiri, Walid Ben Ahmed, Andrea Brogi, Mehmet Cihat Alçiçek, Ramdhane Benassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Geodinamica Acta
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09853111.2016.1265398