Reconciling plate-tectonic reconstructions of Alpine Tethys with the geological–geophysical record of spreading and subduction in the Alps
MR Handy, SM Schmid, R Bousquet, E Kissling… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
A new reconstruction of Alpine Tethys combines plate-kinematic modelling with a wealth of
geological data and seismic tomography to shed light on its evolution, from sea-floor …
geological data and seismic tomography to shed light on its evolution, from sea-floor …
Recognizing episodic lithospheric thinning along a convergent plate margin: The example of the Early Oligocene Alps
Large scale tectonic mode switches from lithospheric shortening to lithospheric extension
may play a fundamental role in the tectonometamorphic evolution of orogens located along …
may play a fundamental role in the tectonometamorphic evolution of orogens located along …
Structural and sedimentary records of the Oligocene revolution in the Western Alpine arc
The northwestwards-directed Eocene propagation of the Western Alpine orogen is linked
with (1) compressional structures in the basement and the Mesozoic sedimentary cover of …
with (1) compressional structures in the basement and the Mesozoic sedimentary cover of …
Tracking exhumation and drainage divide migration of the Western Alps: A test of the apatite U-Pb thermochronometer as a detrital provenance tool
Foreland basin sedimentary strata are key records of orogenic development, but identifying
detrital thermochronometers of appropriate temperature sensitivity to detect provenance …
detrital thermochronometers of appropriate temperature sensitivity to detect provenance …
Exhuming the Alps through time: Clues from detrital zircon fission‐track thermochronology
ABSTRACT The European Alps are a mountain belt that is characterized by a series of
discrete orogenic events, which have long been recognized. Despite the inherent episodic …
discrete orogenic events, which have long been recognized. Despite the inherent episodic …
The Alps 1: A working geodynamic model for burial and exhumation of (ultra) high-pressure rocks in Alpine-type orogens
JP Butler, C Beaumont, RA Jamieson - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Eocene (ultra) high-pressure ((U) HP) rocks exposed in the Western Alps are
generally interpreted to result from subduction of European continental crust beneath Adria …
generally interpreted to result from subduction of European continental crust beneath Adria …
Lateral termination of the north‐directed Alpine orogeny and onset of westward escape in the Western Alpine arc: Structural and sedimentary evidence from the …
T Dumont, T Simon‐Labric, C Authemayou… - Tectonics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The initial propagation of the Western Alpine orogen was directed northwestward, as shown
by basement‐involved and Mesozoic sedimentary cover compressional structures and by …
by basement‐involved and Mesozoic sedimentary cover compressional structures and by …
Quantifying the Eocene to Pleistocene topographic evolution of the southwestern Alps, France and Italy
We evaluate the topographic evolution of the southwestern Alps using Eocene to
Pleistocene pollen data combined with existing sedimentological, petrographic and detrital …
Pleistocene pollen data combined with existing sedimentological, petrographic and detrital …
Short-lived, fast erosional exhumation of the internal western Alps during the late early Oligocene: Constraints from geothermochronology of pro-and retro-side …
S Jourdan, M Bernet, P Tricart, E Hardwick… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Apatite and zircon fission-track analysis and single zircon fission-track–U/Pb double dating
of Oligocene to Miocene pro-and retro-side foreland basin sedimentary rocks provide …
of Oligocene to Miocene pro-and retro-side foreland basin sedimentary rocks provide …
Tracing exhumation and orogenic wedge dynamics in the European Alps with detrital thermochronology
B Carrapa - Geology, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Detrital cooling ages from the pro-foreland and retro-foreland basins of the European Alps
record distinctive exhumation trends that correlate with orogenic wedge states inferred from …
record distinctive exhumation trends that correlate with orogenic wedge states inferred from …