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 …

Olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) represent the products of ancient submarine mass
transport processes. We present a comparative analysis of the occurrences and internal …

The terms mélange and broken formation have been used in different ways in the literature.
The lack of agreement on their definition often leads to confusion and misinterpretations. An …

In this classic segment, many tectonic processes, like flat-subduction, terrane accretion and
steepening of the subduction, among others, provide a robust framework for their …

The oceanic southern margin of Gondwana, from southern South America through South
Africa, West Antarctica, New Zealand (in its pre break-up position), and Victoria Land to …

The Andean Paleozoic basement of the Cordón del Plata (Argentina) consists of two sets of
rocks showing different stratigraphy, structure and metamorphism. The lower one is …

In Sardinia, one of the southernmost remains of the European Variscan belt, a crustal
section through different Gondwanan paleodomains is largely preserved. Laser ablation ICP …

Early Paleozoic rocks are widespread, superbly exposed, and reach several thousand
metres thick in southern South America. A largely quadripartite geotectonic subdivision of …

Olistostrome and sedimentary mélange are two synonymous genetic terms referring to the
“fossil” products of ancient submarine mass‐transport processes exhumed in orogenic belts …

Mélanges occur extensively in accretionary and collisional orogenic belts around the world,
and represent disrupted and chaotic units including sedimentary, magmatic and …