Subduction and slab detachment in the Mediterranean-Carpathian region

MJR Wortel, W Spakman - Science, 2000 - science.org
Seismic tomography models of the three-dimensional upper mantle velocity structure of the
Mediterranean-Carpathian region provide a better understanding of the lithospheric …

Tethys–Atlantic interaction along the Iberia–Africa plate boundary: The Betic–Rif orogenic system

J Vergés, M Fernàndez - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Initial SE-dip** slow subduction of the Ligurian–Tethys lithosphere beneath Africa from
Late Cretaceous to middle Oligocene twisting to a later faster E-dip** subduction of the …

Lateral slab deformation and the origin of the western Mediterranean arcs

C Faccenna, C Piromallo, A Crespo‐Blanc, L Jolivet… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The western Mediterranean subduction zone (WMSZ) extends from the northern Apennine
to southern Spain and turns around forming the narrow and tight Calabrian and Gibraltar …

P wave tomography of the mantle under the Alpine‐Mediterranean area

C Piromallo, A Morelli - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We study the upper mantle P wave velocity structure below the Euro‐Mediterranean area,
down to 1000 km depth, by seismic travel time tomography. We invert summary residuals …

[PDF][PDF] Reconstruction of the tectonic evolution of the western Mediterranean since the Oligocene

G Rosenbaum, GS Lister, C Duboz - Journal of the Virtual Explorer, 2002 - academia.edu
We present a tectonic synthesis and an animation of the tectonics of the western
Mediterranean since the Oligocene. This work is based on data derived from different …

Kinematics of the Western Africa-Eurasia plate boundary from focal mechanisms and GPS data

E Serpelloni, G Vannucci, S Pondrelli… - Geophysical Journal …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Summary The Western Mediterranean displays a complex pattern of crustal deformation
distributed along tectonically active belts developed in the framework of slow oblique plate …

Post-collisional transition from subduction-to intraplate-type magmatism in the westernmost Mediterranean: evidence for continental-edge delamination of …

S Duggen, K Hoernle, P van den Bogaard… - Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Post-collisional magmatism in the southern Iberian and northwestern African continental
margins contains important clues for the understanding of a possible causal connection …

Deep roots of the Messinian salinity crisis

S Duggen, K Hoernle, P Van den Bogaard, L Rüpke… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
The Messinian salinity crisis—the desiccation of the Mediterranean Sea between 5.96 and
5.33 million years (Myr) ago—was one of the most dramatic events on Earth during the …

Evidence for active subduction beneath Gibraltar

MA Gutscher, J Malod, JP Rehault, I Contrucci… - …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We report on a marine seismic survey that images an active accretionary wedge west of
Gibraltar. Ramp thrusts offset the seafloor and sole out to an east-dip** décollement …

A tomographic view on western Mediterranean geodynamics

W Spakman, R Wortel - The TRANSMED Atlas. The Mediterranean region …, 2004 - Springer
Abstract During the Cenozoic, the Western Mediterranean region has experienced a
complex subduction history which involved the destruction of the Late Triassic/Jurassic …