Aegean tectonics: Strain localisation, slab tearing and trench retreat

L Jolivet, C Faccenna, B Huet, L Labrousse… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
We review the geodynamic evolution of the Aegean–Anatolia region and discuss strain
localisation there over geological times. From Late Eocene to Present, crustal deformation in …

Rheology and strength of the lithosphere

EB Burov - Marine and petroleum Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of lithosphere are of primary importance for interpretation of
deformation at all spatial and time scales, from local scale to large-scale geodynamics and …

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 …

The Betic-Rif arc and its orogenic hinterland: a review

JP Platt, WM Behr, K Johanesen… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The Betic-Rif arc is one of the smallest and tightest orogenic arcs on Earth, and together with
its extensional hinterland, the Alborán Domain, it formed between two colliding continents …

[HTML][HTML] A review of analogue modelling of geodynamic processes: Approaches, scaling, materials and quantification, with an application to subduction experiments

WP Schellart, V Strak - Journal of Geodynamics, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a review of the analogue modelling method, which has been used for 200 years,
and continues to be used, to investigate geological phenomena and geodynamic processes …

Shear heating induced lithospheric-scale localization: Does it result in subduction?

M Thielmann, BJP Kaus - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
Even though it is a well-established fact that the Earth is currently in a plate-tectonics mode,
the question on how to “break” lithospheric plates and initiate subduction remains a matter of …

Fabric development as the key for forming ductile shear zones and enabling plate tectonics

LGJ Montési - Journal of Structural Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Lithospheric deformation on Earth is localized under both brittle and ductile deformation
conditions. As high-temperature ductile rheologies are fundamentally strain-rate hardening …

Continental transforms: A view from the Alpine Fault

RJ Norris, VG Toy - Journal of Structural Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Continental transform faults are dominantly highly localized strike-slip shear zones
hundreds of kilometers long that accumulate tens to hundreds of kilometers of displacement …

Thermomechanical implications of sediment transport for the architecture and evolution of continental rifts and margins

M Andrés‐Martínez, M Pérez‐Gussinyé, J Armitage… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Erosion and deposition redistribute mass as a continental rift evolves, which modifies crustal
loads and influences subsequent deformation. Surface processes therefore impact both the …

Lower crustal strength controls on melting and serpentinization at magma‐poor margins: Potential implications for the South Atlantic

E Ros, M Pérez‐Gussinyé, M Araújo… - Geochemistry …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rifted continental margins may present a predominantly magmatic continent‐ocean
transition (COT), or one characterized by large exposures of serpentinized mantle. In this …