Reconciling plate-tectonic reconstructions of Alpine Tethys with the geological–geophysical record of spreading and subduction in the Alps

MR Handy, SM Schmid, R Bousquet, E Kissling… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
A new reconstruction of Alpine Tethys combines plate-kinematic modelling with a wealth of
geological data and seismic tomography to shed light on its evolution, from sea-floor …

What's down there? The structures, materials and environment of deep-seated slow slip and tremor

WM Behr, R Bürgmann - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Deep-seated slow slip and tremor (SST), including slow slip events, episodic tremor and
slip, and low-frequency earthquakes, occur downdip of the seismogenic zone of numerous …

Exhumation of oceanic blueschists and eclogites in subduction zones: timing and mechanisms

P Agard, P Yamato, L Jolivet, E Burov - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Exhumation processes in oceanic and continental subduction contexts: a review

S Guillot, K Hattori, P Agard, S Schwartz… - Subduction zone …, 2009 - Springer
Although the exhumation of high pressure (HP) and ultrahigh pressure (UHP) rocks is an
integral process in subduction, it is a transient process, likely taking place during the …

Mélanges and mélange-forming processes: a historical overview and new concepts

A Festa, GA Pini, Y Dilek… - International Geology …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mélanges represent a significant component of collisional and accretionary orogenic belts
and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved …

Diagnostic features and field-criteria in recognition of tectonic, sedimentary and diapiric mélanges in orogenic belts and exhumed subduction-accretion complexes

A Festa, GA Pini, K Ogata, Y Dilek - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Multiple episodes of deformation during the tectonic evolution of orogenic belts and ancient
subduction-accretion complexes cause obfuscation of primary block-in-matrix fabric of …

Tectonic significance of serpentinites

S Guillot, S Schwartz, B Reynard, P Agard, C Prigent - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
At plate boundaries, where deformation is localized along centimetre-to kilometre-scale
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …

Future directions in subduction modeling

T Gerya - Journal of Geodynamics, 2011 - Elsevier
During the last four decades, subduction remained one of the most challenging and
captivating geodynamic processes investigated with numerical techniques. While significant …

Serpentine in active subduction zones

B Reynard - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
Serpentinization is a key phenomenon for understanding the geodynamics of subduction
zones in the 10–200 km depth range. Serpentines are a major water carrier, and their …

Numerical modeling of subduction: State of the art and future directions

T Gerya - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …