The detailed analyses of a number of these successions show a cyclic stacking pattern of sedimentary units within each turbidite, by the comparison of sedimentological, micropalaeontological, geochemical and mineralogical data. These units are also commonly produced by multiple mass-flows, moreover peculiar sedimentological structures and microfossil assemblages suggest that the upper part of some turbidites has been deposited in response to seiching of the confined water mass that appears to be generated by earthquake ruptures combined with tsunami waves.
Collaborations:
Alina Polonia, Luca Gasperini (ISMAR-CNR Bologna)
Hans Nelson (CSIC, Università di Granada, Spagna)
Stefania Romano (ISMAR-CNR Bologna)
Giorgio Gasparotto (BiGeA, Università di Bologna)