The tectonometamorphic evolution of the Sesia–Dent Blanche nappes (internal Western Alps): review and synthesis

P Manzotti, M Ballevre, M Zucali, M Robyr… - Swiss Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Integration of natural data within a numerical model of ablative subduction: a possible interpretation for the Alpine dynamics of the Austroalpine crust

M Roda, MI Spalla, AM Marotta - Journal of Metamorphic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Formation and evolution of a subduction-related mélange: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (Western Alps)

M Roda, M Zucali, A Regorda, MI Spalla - GSA Bulletin, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
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 …

Prograde lawsonite during the flow of continental crust in the Alpine subduction: Strain vs. metamorphism partitioning, a field-analysis approach to infer …

M Zucali, MI Spalla - Journal of Structural Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
Detailed mapping of superposed fabrics and their mineral support allows for reconstruction
of the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Ivozio Complex, within the inner portion of the …

Taking advantage of petrostructural heterogeneities in subduction-collisional orogens, and effect on the scale of analysis

G Gosso, G Rebay, M Roda, MI Spalla, M Tarallo… - Periodico di …, 2015 - air.unimi.it
Since the beginning of the last century, tectonic history of polyphase metamorphic tectonites
of orogenic basement complexes is often related to primary links with metasediments, of …

Integrating X-ray computed tomography with chemical imaging to quantify mineral re-crystallization from granulite to eclogite metamorphism in the Western Italian Alps …

L Corti, M Zucali, R Visalli, L Mancini… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Metamorphic transformations and fabric evolution are the consequence of thermo-dynamic
processes, lasting from thousands to millions of years. Relative mineral percentages, their …

Numerical simulations of an ocean‐continent convergent system: Influence of subduction geometry and mantle wedge hydration on crustal recycling

M Roda, AM Marotta, MI Spalla - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of the hydration mechanism on continental crust recycling are analyzed through
a 2‐D finite element thermomechanical model. Oceanic slab dehydration and consequent …

Structural and metamorphic evolution during tectonic mixing: is the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheet (Italian Western Alps) a subduction-related mélange?

M Roda, F De Salvo, M Zucali… - Italian Journal of …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT In the Sesia-Lanzo Zone (SLZ), the subunit Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheet
(RCT) is characterised by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies and can be a …

Blueschist mylonitic zones accommodating syn-subduction exhumation of deeply buried continental crust: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets Unit …

M Roda, M Zucali, L Corti, R Visalli, G Ortolano… - Swiss Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets Unit (RCTU) is a subduction-related mélange
that represents the eastern-most complex of the Sesia–Lanzo Zone (SLZ), bounded by the …

The role of mantle hydration in continental crust recycling in the wedge region

M Meda, AM Marotta, MI Spalla - Geological Society, London …, 2010 - lyellcollection.org
In orogenic belts high pressure–low temperature (HP–LT) metamorphism can widely affect
units derived from both the oceanic and the continental lithosphere. In order to verify …