The tectonometamorphic evolution of the Sesia–Dent Blanche nappes (internal Western Alps): review and synthesis
This study reviews and synthesizes the present knowledge on the Sesia–Dent Blanche
nappes, the highest tectonic elements in the Western Alps (Switzerland and Italy), which …
nappes, the highest tectonic elements in the Western Alps (Switzerland and Italy), which …
Deciphering orogeny: a metamorphic perspective Examples from European Alpine and Variscan belts: Part II: Variscan metamorphism in the French Massif Central–A …
JM Lardeaux - Bulletin de la Société géologique de …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In this paper we review and discuss, in a synthetic historical way, the main results obtained
on Variscan metamorphism in the French Massif Central. First, we describe the pre-orogenic …
on Variscan metamorphism in the French Massif Central. First, we describe the pre-orogenic …
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 …
The transition from Variscan collision to continental break-up in the Alps: Insights from the comparison between natural data and numerical model predictions
Records of Variscan structural and metamorphic imprints in the Alps indicate that before
Pangaea fragmentation, the continental lithosphere was thermally and mechanically …
Pangaea fragmentation, the continental lithosphere was thermally and mechanically …
What drives A lpine T ethys opening? Clues from the review of geological data and model predictions
Permo‐Triassic remnants (300–220 Ma) of high‐temperature metamorphism associated
with large gabbro bodies occur in the Alps and indicate a high thermal regime compatible …
with large gabbro bodies occur in the Alps and indicate a high thermal regime compatible …
Integration of natural data within a numerical model of ablative subduction: a possible interpretation for the Alpine dynamics of the Austroalpine crust
A numerical modelling approach is used to validate the physical and geological reliability of
the ablative subduction mechanism during Alpine convergence in order to interpret the …
the ablative subduction mechanism during Alpine convergence in order to interpret the …
Formation and evolution of a subduction-related mélange: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (Western Alps)
Abstract In the Sesia-Lanzo Zone, Western Alps, the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (RCT)
subunit is characterized by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies, such as …
subunit is characterized by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies, such as …
Metamorphic facies and deformation fabrics diagnostic of subduction: Insights from 2D numerical models
We developed a 2D numerical model that simulates the evolution of a subduction in order to
analyze which different metamorphic facies and deformation fabrics can be recorded within …
analyze which different metamorphic facies and deformation fabrics can be recorded within …
Interaction of deformation and metamorphism during subduction and exhumation of hydrated oceanic mantle: Insights from the Western Alps
Petrological investigations supported by multi‐scale structural analysis of eclogitized
serpentinite in the Zermatt–Saas Zone of the Western Alps allows for the determination of …
serpentinite in the Zermatt–Saas Zone of the Western Alps allows for the determination of …
Ocean floor and subduction record in the Zermatt‐Saas rodingites, Valtournanche, Western Alps
Multiscale structural analysis and petrological modelling were used to establish the pressure‐
peak mineral assemblages and pressure–temperature (P–T) conditions recorded in the …
peak mineral assemblages and pressure–temperature (P–T) conditions recorded in the …