At ocean margins where two plates converge, the oceanic plate sinks or is subducted
beneath an upper one topped by a layer of terrestrial crust. This crust is constructed of …

This contribution is a synthesis of studies carried out since 2004 in the Makran accretionary
wedge exposed in SE Iran. These studies were intended to improve our understanding of …

Subduction-accretion complexes can be approximated as wedge-shaped continua with a
rigid buttress behind and a subducting litho-spheric slab beneath. Thick wedges undergoing …

The Makran subduction zone of Iran and Pakistan exhibits strong variation in seismicity
between its eastern and western segments and has one of the world's largest forearcs. We …

High-pressure low-temperature (HP–LT) metamorphic rocks provide invaluable constraints
on the evolution of convergent zones. Based on a worldwide compilation of key information …

Many geological and geophysical investigations, particularly the Deep Sea Drilling Project,
have shown that convergent plate margins are highly diverse features. For example, at some …

Deepwater fold and thrust belts (DWFTBs) are classified into near-field stress-driven Type 1
systems confined to the sedimentary section, and Type 2 systems deformed by either far …

The exhumation of high‐pressure metamorphic rocks requires either the removal of the
overburden that caused the high pressures, or the transport of the metamorphic rocks …

This paper gives an overview of the large-scale tectonic styles encountered in orogens
worldwide. Thin-skinned and thick-skinned tectonics represent two end member styles …

Makran is one of the largest accretionary wedges on the globe, formed by the convergence
between the Eurasian and the Arabian Plates. It is characterised by an extremely high …