Tectonic significance of serpentinites

S Guillot, S Schwartz, B Reynard, P Agard, C Prigent - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
At plate boundaries, where deformation is localized along centimetre-to kilometre-scale
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …

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 …

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 …

Origin and significance of olistostromes in the evolution of orogenic belts: A global synthesis

A Festa, K Ogata, GA Pini, Y Dilek, JL Alonso - Gondwana Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) represent the products of ancient submarine mass
transport processes. We present a comparative analysis of the occurrences and internal …

[图书][B] Geology and tectonic evolution of the Central-Southern Apennines, Italy

L Vezzani, A Festa, FC Ghisetti - 2010 - books.google.com
Page 1 Special Paper 469 Page 2 Page 3 Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Central-Southern
Apennines, Italy by Livio Vezzani Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra Università di Torino …

Mechanisms and processes of stratal disruption and mixing in the development of mélanges and broken formations: Redefining and classifying mélanges

A Festa, Y Dilek, GA Pini, G Codegone, K Ogata - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The terms mélange and broken formation have been used in different ways in the literature.
The lack of agreement on their definition often leads to confusion and misinterpretations. An …

The Th/La and Sm/La conundrum of the Tethyan realm lamproites

S Tommasini, R Avanzinelli, S Conticelli - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
The Oligocene–Pleistocene Tethyan Realm Lamproites, from the Mediterranean to
Himalayas, have a clear subduction-related signature and represent one of the most exotic …

The Ribeirão da Folha ophiolite-bearing accretionary wedge (Araçuaí orogen, SE Brazil): New data for Cryogenian plagiogranite and metasedimentary rocks

L Amaral, F de Andrade Caxito… - Precambrian …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Araçuaí orogen and West Congo belt make up a singular confined orogenic system,
embraced by the San Francisco–Congo craton: the AWCO. It includes a southern sector with …

Mass transport-related stratal disruption within sedimentary mélanges: examples from the northern Apennines (Italy) and south-central Pyrenees (Spain)

K Ogata, E Mutti, GA Pini, R Tinterri - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
We report here mass transport-related disruption processes and their artifacts within
sedimentary mélanges. The case studies include the early Oligocene wedge-top mass …

Middle-Late Jurassic sedimentary mélange formation related to ophiolite obduction in the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic Mountain Range

HJ Gawlick, S Missoni - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Middle-Late Jurassic mountain building process in the Western Tethyan realm
was triggered by west-to northwestward-directed ophiolite obduction onto the wider Adriatic …