[HTML][HTML] Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

DJJ Van Hinsbergen, TH Torsvik, SM Schmid… - Gondwana …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Northern Apennine–Corsica orogenic system: an updated overview

G Molli - 2008‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The aim of this paper is to describe some aspects of the Northern Apennine/Corsica
orogenic system, a classical and still-debated subject in the geology of the central …

Mélanges and mélange-forming processes: a historical overview and new concepts

A Festa, GA Pini, Y Dilek… - International Geology …, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
Mélanges represent a significant component of collisional and accretionary orogenic belts
and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved …

Ivrea mantle wedge, arc of the Western Alps, and kinematic evolution of the Alps–Apennines orogenic system

SM Schmid, E Kissling, T Diehl… - Swiss Journal of …, 2017‏ - Springer
The construction of five crustal-scale profiles across the Western Alps and the Ivrea mantle
wedge integrates up-to-date geological and geophysical information and reveals important …

The importance of serpentinite mylonites for subduction and exhumation of oceanic crust

J Hermann, O Müntener, M Scambelluri - Tectonophysics, 2000‏ - Elsevier
In the ultramafic Erro-Tobbio unit (Voltri-Massif; Western Alps) a set of overprinting structures
in serpentinite mylonites is related to Alpine subduction to about 80km depth and to …

Subduction polarity reversal at the junction between the Western Alps and the Northern Apennines, Italy

G Vignaroli, C Faccenna, L Jolivet, C Piromallo… - Tectonophysics, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The controversial relationship between the orogenic segments of the Western Alps and the
Northern Apennines is here explored integrating recently published 3D tomographic models …

A revised subduction inception model to explain the Late Cretaceous, double‐vergent orogen in the precollisional western Tethys: Evidence from the Northern …

M Marroni, F Meneghini, L Pandolfi - Tectonics, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Meso‐Cenozoic alpine belts of the Mediterranean area are characterized by
complex architectures, result of a complex subduction and collision evolution that preserve …

Naturally occurring radioactivity at the Alps–Apennines transition

P Chiozzi, V Pasquale, M Verdoya - Radiation Measurements, 2002‏ - Elsevier
Field γ-ray spectrometry was used for the quantitative assessment of radioactive elements
and the expected radon flux of rocks crop** out at the Alps–Apennines transition zone …

[PDF][PDF] Geology of the Western Alps-Northern Apennine junction area: a regional review

G Molli, L Crispini, M Malusà, P Mosca… - Eds Marco Beltrando …, 2010‏ - researchgate.net
This paper aims at describing some aspects of the Alps-Apennines orogens and their
relationship in space and time with special focus on their junction area. After an historical …

Anatomy of the Ligure-Piemontese subduction system: evidence from Late Cretaceous–middle Eocene convergent margin deposits in the Northern Apennines, Italy

M Marroni, F Meneghini, L Pandolfi - International Geology Review, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
In the Northern Apennines, in contrast to the Western Alps and Alpine Corsica, upper
structural levels of the Late Cretaceous–middle Eocene subduction complex are still …