The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

The aim of this paper is to describe some aspects of the Northern Apennine/Corsica
orogenic system, a classical and still-debated subject in the geology of the central …

We present a tectonic synthesis and an animation of the tectonics of the western
Mediterranean since the Oligocene. This work is based on data derived from different …

Metamorphic core complexes of the Aegean region have revealed midcrustal, shallow‐
dipping extensional shear zones. These shear zones display constant kinematic indicators …

The growth of the gravitational instability associated with a dense layer overlying a lighter
layer, Rayleigh–Taylor instability, depends strongly on the constitutive law relating stress …

Using the peri-Mediterranean blueschist belts as a case study we discuss the mechanisms
of syn-orogenic exhumation of high-pressure (HP) and ultra-highpressure (UHP) rocks. The …

Two extensional events have been recognized in the Tertiary evolution of Tuscany. The first
event occurred in the period between the Late Oligocene and Late Tortonian and caused a …

A review of the geological and geophysical data from the central and western Mediterranean
region and the present-day upper mantle structure derived from tomographic studies are …

Metamorphic belts in the internal parts of mountain belts have invariably undergone regional
penetrative deformation. Such deformation may form as the result of bulk simple shear …

The age of spreading of the Liguro–Provençal Basin is still poorly constrained due to the
lack of boreholes penetrating the whole sedimentary sequence above the oceanic crust and …