This study examines the use of specific mud volcano features (ie, elongated calderas,
aligned vents and elongated volcanoes) as potential indicators of tectonic stress orientation …

Although the use of magmatic volcanoes as indicators of tectonic stress is established, the
application of the same principles to mud volcanoes has been overlooked. Here we analyse …

The relations between mud volcanism and active tectonic strain were investigated at the
Nirano mud volcano field (NMVF), near the active Pede-Apennine thrust front of the Northern …

Stress fields in the Earth's crust are important indicators leading to better understanding of
geologic processes. One way to acquire stress data is through morphometric analysis of …

The present work aims to provide an example of connection between fluid seepage and
fault/fracture zones associated with compressional thrust folds. Surface fluid seepage along …

The term mud volcano refers to topographical expressions of naturally occurring
volcanoshaped cone formations created by geologically excreted liquefied sediments and …

Magma is transported and stored in the crust mostly through networks of planar structures
(intrusive sheets), ranging from vertical dykes to inclined sheets and horizontal sills, and …

Regional strike-slip faulting can control magma movements, deform volcanoes and may
destabilise their flanks. The aim of this study is to address this problem by comparing two …

A method is proposed for determining the orientation of average tectonic stress, using
surface features indicating radial dike patterns of volcanoes. The approximate pattern of …

1. PURPOSE OF PRESENT BOOK During the period May 19-26, 2003 the NATO Advanced
Research Workshop (ARW)“Mud volcanism, Geodynamics and Seismicity” was held in …