The tectonometamorphic evolution of the Sesia–Dent Blanche nappes (internal Western Alps): review and synthesis

P Manzotti, M Ballevre, M Zucali, M Robyr… - Swiss Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of GNSS, satellite InSAR, and GBInSAR remote sensing monitoring to improve the understanding of a large landslide in high alpine environment

T Carlà, V Tofani, L Lombardi, F Raspini, S Bianchini… - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
The investigation of large landslides in high alpine environments is often hindered by the
difficult accessibility of the mountainous terrain. Efforts are typically concentrated on the …

[HTML][HTML] Lawsonite composition and zoning as tracers of subduction processes: A global review

DL Whitney, KF Fornash, P Kang, ED Ghent, L Martin… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
Lawsonite is an abundant hydrous mineral in oceanic crust, sediments, and metasomatic
rocks at depths of~ 45 to 300 km in most subduction zones, but it is rarely preserved in the …

Identification of growth mechanisms in metamorphic garnet by high-resolution trace element mapping with LA-ICP-TOFMS

D Rubatto, M Burger, P Lanari, B Hattendorf… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2020 - Springer
Garnet is one of the most robust and ubiquitous minerals that record element zoning during
crustal metamorphism. In addition to major elements, zoning in trace elements can provide a …

Multiple metamorphic stages within an eclogite-facies terrane (Sesia Zone, Western Alps) revealed by Th–U–Pb petrochronology

D Regis, D Rubatto, J Darling, B Cenki-Tok… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Convergent plate margins typically experience a transition from subduction to collision
dynamics as massive continental blocks enter the subduction channel. Studies of high …

[PDF][PDF] Deeply subducted continental fragments: I. Fracturing, dissolution-precipitation and diffusion processes recorded by garnet textures of the central Sesia Zone …

F Giuntoli, P Lanari, M Engi - Solid Earth, 2018 - se.copernicus.org
Contiguous continental high-pressure terranes in orogens offer insight into deep recycling
and transformation processes that occur in subduction zones. These remain poorly …

Integration of natural data within a numerical model of ablative subduction: a possible interpretation for the Alpine dynamics of the Austroalpine crust

M Roda, MI Spalla, AM Marotta - Journal of Metamorphic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Thermal Structure of the Paleo‐Continental Subduction Zone: Insights From Quantitatively Constrained Prograde PT Paths of Exhumed LT/UHP Eclogites in the …

M Xia, QQ Zhang, XY Gao - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The discrepancy of geothermal gradients predicted by numerical modeling and recorded by
peak metamorphic conditions of exhumed high/ultrahigh pressure (HP/UHP) metamorphic …

Formation and evolution of a subduction-related mélange: The example of the Rocca Canavese Thrust Sheets (Western Alps)

M Roda, M Zucali, A Regorda, MI Spalla - GSA Bulletin, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
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 …

Assessing chemical and mineralogical properties of the Alpine slab based on field analogs and ambient noise tomography

M Sonnet, L Labrousse, J Bascou… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent geophysical campaigns in the Alps produce images with seismic property variations
along the slab of sufficiently fine resolution to be interpreted as rock transformations. Since …