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 …

The transition zone at the downdip end of seismic coupling along subduction interfaces is
often the site of megathrust earthquake nucleation and concentrated postseismic afterslip …

Leveraging a high resolution geological and structural dataset acquired over decades of
fieldwork, we build the 3D structural model of a portion of the highly deformed core of the …

In this paper we study the Alpine metamorphic history of a major tectonic zone which formed
during Alpine orogeny, the Dent Blanche Thrust (DBT). This contact, located in the Northern …

During the late Palaeozoic, lithospheric thinning in part of the Alpine realm caused high-
temperature low-to-medium pressure metamorphism and partial melting in the lower crust …

We report the first findings of several occurrences of lawsonite and metamorphic aragonite
in the meta-sediments from the Combin Zone (Piemonte–Liguria ocean, Western Alps) …

Focusing of fluid flow along Western Alps paleo-subduction interfaces (at the base of the
Dent Blanche nappe, NW Italy), afforded by high strain rates, is testified by extensive …

We developed a 2D numerical model that simulates the evolution of a subduction in order to
analyze which different metamorphic facies and deformation fabrics can be recorded within …

An eclogite-facies orthogneiss and host paragneiss from a quarry near Tavagnasco in the
Lower Aosta Valley were studied in order to refine the protolith, provenance and …

Due to the ongoing development of new technologies, many instruments are available to
assist geological investigations at different scales. These techniques, including 3D outcrop …