[HTML][HTML] Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

DJJ Van Hinsbergen, TH Torsvik, SM Schmid… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Tectonic units of the Alpine collision zone between Eastern Alps and western Turkey

SM Schmid, B Fügenschuh, A Kounov, L Maţenco… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a map that correlates tectonic units between Alps and western Turkey
accompanied by a text providing access to literature data, explaining the concepts used for …

Origin and consequences of western Mediterranean subduction, rollback, and slab segmentation

DJJ van Hinsbergen, RLM Vissers, W Spakman - Tectonics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The western Mediterranean recorded subduction rollback, slab segmentation and
separation. Here we address the questions of what caused Oligocene rollback initiation, and …

Oroclines: Thick and thin

ST Johnston, AB Weil, G Gutiérrez-Alonso - Bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
An orocline is a thrust belt or orogen that is curved in map-view due to it having been bent or
buckled about a vertical axis of rotation. Two distinct types of oroclines are recognized …

[PDF][PDF] The Calabria-Peloritani Orogen, a composite terrane in Central Mediterranean; its overall architecture and geodynamic significance for a pre-Alpine scenario …

R Cirrincione, E Fazio, P Fiannacca… - Periodico di …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Calabria-Peloritani Orogen is an arcuate segment of the peri-Mediterranean
orogenic Alpine nappe system that comprises the whole Calabria and the north-eastern …

Earthquake focal mechanisms, seismogenic stress, and seismotectonics of the Calabrian Arc, Italy

D Presti, A Billi, B Orecchio, C Totaro, C Faccenna… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
Crustal earthquake focal mechanisms are investigated in the Calabrian Arc region, where
the western Mediterranean subduction process is close to ending and the residual Ionian …

The Calabrian Arc: three-dimensional modelling of the subduction interface

FE Maesano, MM Tiberti, R Basili - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The Calabrian Arc is a one-of-a-kind subduction zone, featuring one of the shortest
slab segments (< 150 km), one of the thickest accretionary wedges, and one of the oldest …

Propagation of a lithospheric tear fault (STEP) through the western boundary of the Calabrian accretionary wedge offshore eastern Sicily (Southern Italy)

F Gallais, D Graindorge, MA Gutscher, D Klaeschen - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The rollback of a segmented slab of oceanic lithosphere is typically accompanied by vertical
lithospheric tear fault (s) along the lateral slab edge (s) and by strike slip movement in the …

Strain accumulation across the Messina Straits and kinematics of Sicily and Calabria from GPS data and dislocation modeling

E Serpelloni, R Bürgmann, M Anzidei, P Baldi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - Elsevier
We use Global Positioning System (GPS) velocities and dislocation modeling to investigate
the rate and nature of interseismic strain accumulation in the area affected by the 1908 Mw …

The eastern iranian orocline

S Bagheri, SD Gol - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eastern Iranian range is seen as a large scale India-Eurasia collisional event
and the subsequent amalgamation of the Afghan and Lut micro-continents, including the …