Reconstructing the Alps–Carpathians–Dinarides as a key to understanding switches in subduction polarity, slab gaps and surface motion
MR Handy, K Ustaszewski, E Kissling - International Journal of Earth …, 2015 - Springer
Palinspastic map reconstructions and plate motion studies reveal that switches in
subduction polarity and the opening of slab gaps beneath the Alps and Dinarides were …
subduction polarity and the opening of slab gaps beneath the Alps and Dinarides were …
Unravelling the interaction between tectonic and sedimentary processes during lithospheric thinning in the Alpine Tethys margins
G Mohn, G Manatschal, O Müntener… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
The discovery of exhumed continental mantle and hyper-extended crust in present-day
magma-poor rifted margins is at the origin of a paradigm shift within the research field of …
magma-poor rifted margins is at the origin of a paradigm shift within the research field of …
Anatomy of a subduction complex: Architecture of the Franciscan Complex, California, at multiple length and time scales
J Wakabayashi - International Geology Review, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The Franciscan Complex of California records over 150 million years of continuous E-
dipping subduction that terminated with conversion to a dextral transform plate boundary …
dipping subduction that terminated with conversion to a dextral transform plate boundary …
Necking of continental crust in magma‐poor rifted margins: Evidence from the fossil Alpine Tethys margins
Studies conducted in present‐day magma‐poor rifted margins reveal that the transition from
weakly thinned continental crust (∼ 30 km) in proximal margins to hyper‐extended crust (≤ …
weakly thinned continental crust (∼ 30 km) in proximal margins to hyper‐extended crust (≤ …
A type sequence across an ancient magma-poor ocean–continent transition: the example of the western Alpine Tethys ophiolites
G Manatschal, O Müntener - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
The ophiolites from the Alpine Tethys are incompatible with the definition of the classical 3-
layered Penrose ophiolite sequence, but they also show features that are inconsistent with …
layered Penrose ophiolite sequence, but they also show features that are inconsistent with …
Hyper-extended crust in the South Atlantic: in search of a model
P Unternehr, G Péron-Pinvidic… - Petroleum …, 2010 - lyellcollection.org
The discovery of giant hydrocarbon reservoirs in the pre-salt sequence of the deep-water
Brazilian rifted margin together with the new acquisition of high-quality reflection and …
Brazilian rifted margin together with the new acquisition of high-quality reflection and …
From microcontinents to extensional allochthons: witnesses of how continents rift and break apart?
G Péron-Pinvidic, G Manatschal - Petroleum Geoscience, 2010 - lyellcollection.org
The conjunction of high-quality seismic surveys, deep sea drilling, and progress in
numerical modelling has changed the way of thinking about how continents rift and oceans …
numerical modelling has changed the way of thinking about how continents rift and oceans …
Plagioclase peridotites in ocean–continent transitions: refertilized mantle domains generated by melt stagnation in the shallow mantle lithosphere
O Müntener, G Manatschal, L Desmurs… - Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The existence of different mantle domains exposed in ocean–continent transition zones
provides a framework for understanding the generation of ultramafic seafloor along magma …
provides a framework for understanding the generation of ultramafic seafloor along magma …
Segmentation and differential post-rift uplift at the Angola margin as recorded by the transform-rifted Benguela and oblique-to-orthogonal-rifted Kwanza basins
M Guiraud, A Buta-Neto, D Quesne - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
We analyse tectonic and sedimentary field and subsurface data for the Angola onshore
margin together with free-air gravity anomaly data for the offshore margin. This enables us to …
margin together with free-air gravity anomaly data for the offshore margin. This enables us to …
Overview of ophiolites and related units in the Late Palaeozoic–Early Cenozoic magmatic and tectonic development of Tethys in the northern part of the Balkan region
The northern Balkan Peninsula, including Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia and the
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, represents an excellent region for the study of …
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, represents an excellent region for the study of …