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VII VIII A’

V VI

A II IV
III
B
C II IV V VI VII VIII VIII B’ Trapani
DI III IV VII C’ Levanzo
VI D’
III V 1 km D’ D
0 C’
Tyrrhenian 2 km Favignana B’
highstand VII VIII
II III IV V VI C A’

Marsala

B

A Mazara del
Vallo

0 10 km 20 km

Figure 7.3 – Terraces in the Marsala calcarenite deposits between Trapani and Marsala del
Vallo on the mainland of Sicily as described by D’Angelo & Vernuccio (1996). Vertical scale is
five times exaggerated. Image modified from D’Angelo & Vernuccio (1996), chronostratigraphic
chart from Cohen & Gibbard (2010).

Figure 7.4 – Example of some calcarenite terraces near the city of Marsala, looking south. Two
terraces can be distinguished in this view, marked with (A) and (B) respectively. Location
corresponds approximately to the BB’ line in figure 7.3. Source: Google Earth.

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