Precambrian geodynamics: concepts and models
T Gerya - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
In contrast to modern-day plate tectonics, studying Precambrian geodynamics presents a
unique challenge as currently there is no agreement upon paradigm concerning the global …
unique challenge as currently there is no agreement upon paradigm concerning the global …
What caused the denudation of the Menderes Massif: Review of crustal evolution, lithosphere structure, and dynamic topography in southwest Turkey
The deformation of Earth's lithosphere in orogenic belts is largely forced externally by the
sinking slab, but can also be driven by internal delamination processes caused by …
sinking slab, but can also be driven by internal delamination processes caused by …
Arabia-Eurasia continental collision: Insights from late Tertiary foreland-basin evolution in the Alborz Mountains, northern Iran
P Ballato, CE Uba, A Landgraf, MR Strecker… - …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A poorly understood lag time of 15–20 my exists between the initial Arabia-Eurasia
continental collision in late Eocene to early Oligocene time and the acceleration of tectonic …
continental collision in late Eocene to early Oligocene time and the acceleration of tectonic …
Continuity and episodicity in the early Alpine tectonic evolution of the Western Carpathians: How large‐scale processes are expressed by the orogenic architecture …
D Plašienka - Tectonics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The early Alpine tectonic evolution of the Western Carpathian orogenic system is
differentiated into four main periods:(i) Middle‐Late Triassic rifting and spreading of the …
differentiated into four main periods:(i) Middle‐Late Triassic rifting and spreading of the …
Lithosphere delamination in continental collisional orogens: A systematic numerical study
Lithosphere delamination is believed to have played a major role in mountain building;
however, the mechanism and dynamics of delamination remain poorly understood. Using a …
however, the mechanism and dynamics of delamination remain poorly understood. Using a …
Crustal eclogitization and lithosphere delamination in orogens
NJ Krystopowicz, CA Currie - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Many orogens, including the Central Andes and Himalayas, are characterized by wide areas
that have undergone upper crustal shortening and surface uplift. The behaviour of the deep …
that have undergone upper crustal shortening and surface uplift. The behaviour of the deep …
Numerical modeling of subduction: State of the art and future directions
T Gerya - Geosphere, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the past five decades, numerical modeling of subduction, one of the most
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …
challenging and captivating geodynamic processes, remained in the core of geodynamic …
Emergence of silicic continents as the lower crust peels off on a hot plate-tectonic Earth
The rock record and geochemical evidence indicate that continental recycling has been
occurring since the early history of the Earth. The stabilization of felsic continents in place of …
occurring since the early history of the Earth. The stabilization of felsic continents in place of …
Paradigms, new and old, for ultrahigh-pressure tectonism
Regional ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic terranes exhibit a spectrum of lithological,
structural and petrological characteristics that result from the geodynamic processes that …
structural and petrological characteristics that result from the geodynamic processes that …
New insights into the onset and evolution of the central Apennine extensional intermontane basins based on the tectonically active L'Aquila Basin (central Italy)
Study of the tectonically active L'Aquila Basin offers new insights into both the creation of the
extensional intermontane basins of the central Apennines of Italy and their tectono …
extensional intermontane basins of the central Apennines of Italy and their tectono …