Evolution of the Zagros sector of Neo-Tethys: Tectonic and magmatic events that shaped its rifting, seafloor spreading and subduction history

A Jafari, S Ao, S Jamei, H Ghasemi - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The evolution of the Neo-Tethys realm had a significant impact on the Phanerozoic
paleogeography of the Iran Plateau. However, there remains significant debate regarding …

A review of Mesozoic geodynamic evolution of the North Makran (SE Iran): A tale of a Neo-Tethyan ocean vanished due to two coexisting subduction zones

E Barbero, L Pandolfi, M Delavari, A Dolati… - Gondwana …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper presents a synthesis of the geological features of each tectonic unit of the North
Makran (SE Iran), integrating results of multidisciplinary analyses, including structural and …

Episodic hydrofracturing and large-scale flushing along deep subduction interfaces: Implications for fluid transfer and carbon recycling (Zagros Orogen, southeastern …

J Muñoz-Montecinos, S Angiboust, A Garcia-Casco… - Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate the late Cretaceous blueschist-facies (480° C-1.8 GPa) segment of the
Zagros suture zone, a well-preserved block-in-matrix paleo-subduction channel. We aim to …

Structure of the offshore obducted Oman margin: Emplacement of Semail ophiolite and role of tectonic inheritance

D Ninkabou, P Agard, C Nielsen, J Smit… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The northern Oman margin is a key area for understanding the emplacement of the Semail
Ophiolite and obduction processes in general. This study uses a grid of 2D‐multichannel …

New evidence for Late Cretaceous plume-related seamounts in the Middle East sector of the Neo-Tethys: constraints from geochemistry, petrology, and mineral …

E Barbero, F Zaccarini, M Delavari, A Dolati, E Saccani… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Durkan Complex in the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran) has been
interpreted either as a continental margin succession or a Late Cretaceous tectonically …

The rise and demise of deep accretionary wedges: A long-term field and numerical modeling perspective

S Angiboust, A Menant, T Gerya, O Oncken - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Several decades of field, geophysical, analogue, and numerical modeling investigations
have enabled documentation of the wide range of tectonic transport processes in …

[HTML][HTML] Deformation history and processes during accretion of seamounts in subduction zones: the example of the Durkan Complex (Makran, SE Iran)

E Barbero, M Di Rosa, L Pandolfi, M Delavari… - Geoscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Durkan Complex is a tectonic element of the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE
Iran) that includes fragments of Late Cretaceous seamounts. In this paper, the results of map …

Volcanic crustal structure of the western Hikurangi Plateau (New Zealand) from marine seismic reflection imaging

AC Gase, NL Bangs, HJA Van Avendonk… - …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Seamounts and basaltic basement can influence deformation and mass fluxes within
subduction zones. We examined seamounts and volcanic units across the western …

Seamount subduction dynamics and long‐term evolution of the Franciscan active margin

G Bonnet, FE Apen, M Soret, J Noel, B Caron… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Snow Mountain Volcanic Complex (SMVC; northern California, USA) is a well‐
preserved example of a coherently‐exhumed subducted seamount. This study reappraises …

The western Durkan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran): A Late Cretaceous tectonically disrupted seamounts chain and its role in controlling deformation …

E Barbero, L Pandolfi, M Delavari, A Dolati… - Geoscience …, 2021 - sfera.unife.it
Abstract The Durkan Complex is a key tectonic element of the Makran accretionary prism
(SE Iran) and it has been interpreted as representing a continental margin succession. We …