The deep structure of the Alps based on the CIFALPS seismic experiment: A synthesis
Abstract The European Alps are the site where classic geologic concepts such as nappe
theory, continental subduction and slab breakoff have been first proposed. However, the …
theory, continental subduction and slab breakoff have been first proposed. However, the …
Metamorphic remnants of the Variscan Orogeny across the alps and their tectonic significance
Lithospheric slices preserving pre-Alpine metamorphic imprints are widely described in the
Alps. The Variscan parageneses recorded in continental, oceanic, and mantle rocks suggest …
Alps. The Variscan parageneses recorded in continental, oceanic, and mantle rocks suggest …
[HTML][HTML] Kinematics and extent of the Piemont–Liguria Basin–implications for subduction processes in the Alps
Assessing the size of a former ocean of which only remnants are found in mountain belts is
challenging but crucial to understanding subduction and exhumation processes. Here we …
challenging but crucial to understanding subduction and exhumation processes. Here we …
Pre-Mesozoic Alpine basements—their place in the European Paleozoic framework
JF Von Raumer, F Bussy, U Schaltegger… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Prior to their Alpine overprinting, most of the pre-Mesozoic basement areas in Alpine
orogenic structures shared a complex evolution, starting with Neoproterozoic sediments that …
orogenic structures shared a complex evolution, starting with Neoproterozoic sediments that …
Pre‐Alpine (Variscan) inheritance: a key for the location of the future Valaisan Basin (Western Alps)
The boundary between the Helvetic and the Penninic (= Briançonnais) Zones has long been
recognized as a major fault (“Penninic Front”) in the Western Alps. A narrow oceanic domain …
recognized as a major fault (“Penninic Front”) in the Western Alps. A narrow oceanic domain …
Contrasting styles of (U) HP rock exhumation along the Cenozoic Adria‐Europe plate boundary (Western Alps, Calabria, Corsica)
Since the first discovery of ultrahigh pressure (UHP) rocks 30 years ago in the Western Alps,
the mechanisms for exhumation of (U) HP terranes worldwide are still debated. In the …
the mechanisms for exhumation of (U) HP terranes worldwide are still debated. In the …
Reconstructing the Variscan terranes in the Alpine basement: facts and arguments for an Alpidic orocline
M Faure, J Ferrière - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The existence of pieces of the Variscan belt in the Alpine basement has been acknowledged
for a long time but the correlation of these massifs to the litho-tectonic domains established …
for a long time but the correlation of these massifs to the litho-tectonic domains established …
Along-strike variations in the fossil subduction zone of the Western Alps revealed by the CIFALPS seismic experiments and their implications for exhumation of (ultra-) …
In complex plate-boundary settings, a reliable 3-D geophysical characterization of the deep
tectonic structure is a fundamental starting point for a breakthrough in the analysis of …
tectonic structure is a fundamental starting point for a breakthrough in the analysis of …
Exhumation of deep continental crust in a transpressive regime: The example of Variscan eclogites from the Aiguilles‐Rouges massif (Western Alps)
Mafic eclogites are found in many orogens as lenses embedded in quartzofeldspathic
migmatites. These high‐pressure relics are interpreted either as remnants of ancient sutures …
migmatites. These high‐pressure relics are interpreted either as remnants of ancient sutures …
Transpressive deformation in the southern european variscan belt: new insights from the aiguilles rouges massif (Western Alps)
Despite the Mediterranean sector of the Variscan Belt being fragmented and reworked
during Alpine orogenesis, evidence for the activity of a right‐lateral strike‐slip shear zone …
during Alpine orogenesis, evidence for the activity of a right‐lateral strike‐slip shear zone …