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 …

Present-day kinematics of the Mediterranean: A comprehensive overview of GPS results

JM Nocquet - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
I combine recently published GPS results to derive a geodetic horizontal velocity field
consistent at the scale of the Mediterranean and the surrounding Alpine belts. The velocity …

GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions

R Reilinger, S McClusky, P Vernant… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The GPS‐derived velocity field (1988–2005) for the zone of interaction of the Arabian,
African (Nubian, Somalian), and Eurasian plates indicates counterclockwise rotation of a …

Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of the Aegean

L Jolivet, JP Brun - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2010 - Springer
The Aegean region is a concentrate of the main geodynamic processes that shaped the
Mediterranean region: oceanic and continental subduction, mountain building, high …

Active tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean region: deduced from GPS, neotectonic and seismicity data

A Barka, R Reilinger - Annals of Geophysics, 1997 - annalsofgeophysics.eu
This paper reviews the main tectonic features of the Eastern Mediterranean region
combining the recent information obtained from GPS measurements, seismicity and …

Quaternary evolution of the Corinth Rift and its implications for the Late Cenozoic evolution of the Aegean

R Armijo, B Meyer, GCP King, A Rigo… - Geophysical Journal …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
We present geological and morphological observations at different scales to constrain rates
of faulting and the distribution of deformation in the seismically active Aegean region. We …

Midcrustal shear zones in postorogenic extension: example from the northern Tyrrhenian Sea

L Jolivet, C Faccenna, B Goffé, M Mattei… - Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Metamorphic core complexes of the Aegean region have revealed midcrustal, shallow‐
dip** extensional shear zones. These shear zones display constant kinematic indicators …

The igneous rocks of Greece: the anatomy of an orogen

G Pe-Piper, DJW Piper, DR Lentz - 2004 - archives.datapages.com
Reviewed by David R. Lentz Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, NB and regional experts. Although there is an obvious emphasis on the …

Slab detachment beneath eastern Anatolia: A possible cause for the formation of the North Anatolian fault

C Faccenna, O Bellier, J Martinod, C Piromallo… - Earth and Planetary …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, we discuss the possibility that the North Anatolian fault (NAF) results from the
deep deformation of the slab beneath the Bitlis–Hellenic subduction zone. We described the …

[PDF][PDF] Subduction tectonics and exhumation of high-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Mediterranean orogens

L Jolivet, C Faccenna, B Goffe, E Burov… - American Journal of …, 2003 - academia.edu
Using the peri-Mediterranean blueschist belts as a case study we discuss the mechanisms
of syn-orogenic exhumation of high-pressure (HP) and ultra-highpressure (UHP) rocks. The …