The Tell-Rif orogenic system (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and the structural heritage of the southern Tethys margin
R Leprêtre, D Frizon de Lamotte… - BSGF-Earth …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Tell-Rif (Tell in Algeria and Tunisia; Rif in Morocco) is the orogenic system fringing to
the south the West Mediterranean basins. This system comprises three major tectonic …
the south the West Mediterranean basins. This system comprises three major tectonic …
(U-Th)/He chronology: Part 1. Data, uncertainty, and reporting
The field of (U-Th)/He geochronology and thermochronology has grown enormously over
the past∼ 25 years. The tool is applicable across much of geologic time, new (U-Th)/He …
the past∼ 25 years. The tool is applicable across much of geologic time, new (U-Th)/He …
Cenozoic mountain building and topographic evolution in Western Europe: impact of billions of years of lithosphere evolution and plate kinematics
F Mouthereau, P Angrand… - BSGF-Earth …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The architecture and tectono-magmatic evolution of the lithosphere of Europe are the result
of a succession of subduction, rifting and inputs from plumes that have modified the …
of a succession of subduction, rifting and inputs from plumes that have modified the …
(U-Th)/He chronology: Part 2. Considerations for evaluating, integrating, and interpreting conventional individual aliquot data
Abstract The (U-Th)/He dating technique is an essential tool in Earth science research with
diverse thermochronologic, geochronologic, and detrital applications. It is now used in a …
diverse thermochronologic, geochronologic, and detrital applications. It is now used in a …
Evolution of the Alpine orogenic belts in the Western Mediterranean region as resolved by the kinematics of the Europe-Africa diffuse plate boundary
P Angrand, F Mouthereau - BSGF-Earth Sciences …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The West European collisional Alpine belts are the result of the inversion, initiated
in the middle Cretaceous, of the complex western Neotethys and the Atlantic continental rift …
in the middle Cretaceous, of the complex western Neotethys and the Atlantic continental rift …
Detailed tectonic reconstructions of the Western Mediterranean region for the last 35 Ma, insights on driving mechanisms
Slab retreat, slab tearing and interactions of slabs are first-order drivers of the deformation of
the overriding lithosphere. An independent description of the tectonic evolution of the back …
the overriding lithosphere. An independent description of the tectonic evolution of the back …
Geodynamic evolution of a wide plate boundary in the Western Mediterranean, near-field versus far-field interactions
The present-day tectonic setting of the Western Mediterranean region, from the Pyrénées to
the Betics and from the Alps to the Atlas, results from a complex 3-D geodynamic evolution …
the Betics and from the Alps to the Atlas, results from a complex 3-D geodynamic evolution …
[HTML][HTML] Transfer zones in Mediterranean back-arc regions and tear faults
Slab tearing induces localized deformations in the overriding plates of subduction zones
and transfer zones accommodating differential retreat in back-arc regions. Because the …
and transfer zones accommodating differential retreat in back-arc regions. Because the …
Lateral variations of pressure-temperature evolution in non-cylindrical orogens and 3-D subduction dynamics: the Betic-Rif Cordillera example
Abstract The long-term Pressure-Temperature-time-deformation (PTtd) evolution of the
internal zones of orogens results from complex interactions between the subducting …
internal zones of orogens results from complex interactions between the subducting …
Helium trapping in apatite damage: Insights from (U-Th-Sm)/He dating of different granitoid lithologies
Abstract Apatite (U-Th-Sm)/He (AHe) thermochronometry is widely used to constrain thermal
histories and rates of tectonic, exhumation, and erosion processes. However, data …
histories and rates of tectonic, exhumation, and erosion processes. However, data …