Diagnostic features and field-criteria in recognition of tectonic, sedimentary and diapiric mélanges in orogenic belts and exhumed subduction-accretion complexes

A Festa, GA Pini, K Ogata, Y Dilek - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Multiple episodes of deformation during the tectonic evolution of orogenic belts and ancient
subduction-accretion complexes cause obfuscation of primary block-in-matrix fabric of …

Ultramafic-hosted volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits: an overlooked sub-class of VMS deposit forming in complex tectonic environments

CGC Patten, R Coltat, M Junge, A Peillod, M Ulrich… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ongoing seafloor exploration highlights that ultramafic-hosted seafloor massive sulfide
deposits (UM-SMS) are ubiquitous along slow to ultra-slow spreading ridges. These …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of geodiversity and evaluation of geosites to determine geopark themes of the Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark, Kebumen …

C Ansori, NI Setiawan, IW Warmada… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark (KKNG) is located in Kebumen,
Central Java, Indonesia, and was designated as such in 2018 by the Indonesian Ministry of …

Styles of basal interaction beneath mass transport deposits

MS Sobiesiak, B Kneller, GI Alsop, JP Milana - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Erosion of the seafloor is often interpreted to be the result of turbidity currents and reflects
their frictional and non-cohesive nature. However, evidence of the interaction between …

Recognising surface versus sub-surface deformation of soft-sediments: Consequences and considerations for palaeoseismic studies

GI Alsop, S Marco, T Levi - Journal of Structural Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft-sediment deformation structures associated with slumps and mass transport deposits
(MTDs) are generally considered to form at the surface when unlithified sediment moves …

[HTML][HTML] Mélanges and chaotic rock units: Implications for exhumed subduction complexes and orogenic belts

A Festa, E Barbero, F Remitti, K Ogata… - Geosystems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of mélanges occurring in exhumed subduction complexes and orogenic belts are
commonly interpreted as the product of tectonic processes (eg, underplating and return flow) …

New insights into the geodynamics of Neo-Tethys in the Makran area: Evidence from age and petrology of ophiolites from the Coloured Mélange Complex (SE Iran)

E Saccani, M Delavari, A Dolati, M Marroni… - Gondwana …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Coloured Mélange Complex is part of the North Makran domain (SE Iran) and consists
of an assemblage of metric-to decametric-thick slices mainly represented by volcanic rocks …

Practical classification of geotechnically complex formations with block-in-matrix fabrics

ML Napoli, A Festa, M Barbero - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The terms “bimrocks”,“bimsoils” and “soil-rock mixtures” indicate different and very
common types of geological units with a block-in-matrix fabric that are also “geotechnically …

Perspectives on the roles of melanges in subduction accretionary complexes: A review

LA Raymond - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Melanges play three principal, overlapping roles in the architecture of subduction
accretionary complexes (SACs) during and after SAC formation. First, tectonic melanges …

[HTML][HTML] Glaciation-induced features or sediment gravity flows–an analytic review

MO Molén - Journal of Palaeogeography, 2023 - Elsevier
For more than 150 years, geologic characteristics claimed to be evidence for pre-
Pleistocene glaciations have been debated. Advancements in recent decades, in …