Short-and long-term processes at or close to the subduction plate interface (eg, mineral
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …

The interface between subducting oceanic slabs and the hanging wall is a structurally and
lithologically complex region. Chemically disparate lithologies (sedimentary, mafic and …

Mélanges represent a significant component of collisional and accretionary orogenic belts
and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved …

The terms mélange and broken formation have been used in different ways in the literature.
The lack of agreement on their definition often leads to confusion and misinterpretations. An …

We here attempt a global scale mass balance of the continental crust during the
Phanerozoic and especially the Cenozoic (65Ma). Continental crust is mostly recycled back …

An outline of the geology of the Italian Northern Apennines, to accompany a geological map
at 1: 250,000 scale covering the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Tuscany and Umbria regions, is …

Arc magmatism at subduction zones (SZs) most voluminously supplies juvenile igneous
material to build rafts of continental and intra-oceanic or island arc (CIA) crust. Return or …

The thickness of an active plate boundary fault is an important parameter for understanding
the strength and spatial heterogeneity of fault behavior. We have compiled direct …

Recent high-resolution GPS and seismological data reveal that tectonic faults exhibit
complex, multi-mode slip behavior including earthquakes, creep events, slow and silent …

Cataclasites are a characteristic rock type found in drill cores from active faults as well as in
exposed fossil subduction faults. Here, cataclasites are commonly associated with evidence …