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Figure 2. Stratigraphic chart of the Marettimo Island succession and pictures of representative sedimentary facies. See text for
details.
(c) well-stratified fine-grained dolomites, dolomitic and bivalves (Bositra sp.); chert nodules and
limestone and dolomitic marls (MFA3, cropping bands are very abundant (Figure 2(b)). These
out at Monte Falcone and Punta Bassano; Main rocks rest on the Monte Falcone Formation
Map). along an unconformity and locally outcrop in
the Punta Troia promontory and on the western
The Monte Falcone Formation overlies the Maret- side of Monte Falcone (Main Map).
timo Formation along a widespread erosive unconfor- . Argilliti di Punta Troia (APT): reddish to green-
mity (Figure 3). ish cherty marls, marly limestone, marls and
radiolarites (Figure 2(a)); thin-bedded carbonate
. Scaturro Formation (PZS): light grey to white turbidite sequences (Ta-c of Bouma), with chert
pelagic limestone with ammonoids, belemnoids nodules and layers frequently interbedded
(APTa).
