The tectonometamorphic evolution of the Sesia–Dent Blanche nappes (internal Western Alps): review and synthesis
This study reviews and synthesizes the present knowledge on the Sesia–Dent Blanche
nappes, the highest tectonic elements in the Western Alps (Switzerland and Italy), which …
nappes, the highest tectonic elements in the Western Alps (Switzerland and Italy), which …
Integration of natural data within a numerical model of ablative subduction: a possible interpretation for the Alpine dynamics of the Austroalpine crust
A numerical modelling approach is used to validate the physical and geological reliability of
the ablative subduction mechanism during Alpine convergence in order to interpret the …
the ablative subduction mechanism during Alpine convergence in order to interpret the …
Formation and evolution of a subduction-related mélange: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (Western Alps)
Abstract In the Sesia-Lanzo Zone, Western Alps, the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (RCT)
subunit is characterized by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies, such as …
subunit is characterized by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies, such as …
Prograde lawsonite during the flow of continental crust in the Alpine subduction: Strain vs. metamorphism partitioning, a field-analysis approach to infer …
Detailed mapping of superposed fabrics and their mineral support allows for reconstruction
of the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Ivozio Complex, within the inner portion of the …
of the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Ivozio Complex, within the inner portion of the …
Taking advantage of petrostructural heterogeneities in subduction-collisional orogens, and effect on the scale of analysis
Since the beginning of the last century, tectonic history of polyphase metamorphic tectonites
of orogenic basement complexes is often related to primary links with metasediments, of …
of orogenic basement complexes is often related to primary links with metasediments, of …
Integrating X-ray computed tomography with chemical imaging to quantify mineral re-crystallization from granulite to eclogite metamorphism in the Western Italian Alps …
Metamorphic transformations and fabric evolution are the consequence of thermo-dynamic
processes, lasting from thousands to millions of years. Relative mineral percentages, their …
processes, lasting from thousands to millions of years. Relative mineral percentages, their …
Numerical simulations of an ocean‐continent convergent system: Influence of subduction geometry and mantle wedge hydration on crustal recycling
The effects of the hydration mechanism on continental crust recycling are analyzed through
a 2‐D finite element thermomechanical model. Oceanic slab dehydration and consequent …
a 2‐D finite element thermomechanical model. Oceanic slab dehydration and consequent …
Structural and metamorphic evolution during tectonic mixing: is the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheet (Italian Western Alps) a subduction-related mélange?
ABSTRACT In the Sesia-Lanzo Zone (SLZ), the subunit Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheet
(RCT) is characterised by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies and can be a …
(RCT) is characterised by a mixture of mantle-and crust-derived lithologies and can be a …
Blueschist mylonitic zones accommodating syn-subduction exhumation of deeply buried continental crust: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets Unit …
Abstract The Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets Unit (RCTU) is a subduction-related mélange
that represents the eastern-most complex of the Sesia–Lanzo Zone (SLZ), bounded by the …
that represents the eastern-most complex of the Sesia–Lanzo Zone (SLZ), bounded by the …
The role of mantle hydration in continental crust recycling in the wedge region
In orogenic belts high pressure–low temperature (HP–LT) metamorphism can widely affect
units derived from both the oceanic and the continental lithosphere. In order to verify …
units derived from both the oceanic and the continental lithosphere. In order to verify …