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Formation of arc-shaped orogenic belts in the Western and Central Mediterranean: a palaeomagnetic review
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
1A. Geomagnetismo e Paleomagnetismo
Status
Published
JCR Journal
N/A or not JCR
Peer review journal
Yes
Title of the book
Issue/vol(year)
/425(2016)
Pages (printed)
37–63
Issued date
February 17, 2016
Subjects
04. Solid Earth
04.04. Geology
Abstract
During the past few decades, palaeomagnetism has been used as a powerful tool for
constraining kinematic models of curved orogenic systems, because of its great potential in quantifying
vertical axis rotations and in discriminating between primary and secondary (orocline s.l.)
arcs. The Mediterranean area has represented an attractive region to apply palaeomagnetic
analysis, as it shows a large number of narrow arcs, defining an irregular and rather diffuse
plate boundary. This paper is intended to be an updated review on the contribution of palaeomagnetism
to the reconstruction of the Neogene geodynamic evolution of the arc-shaped orogenic belts
in the Western and Central Mediterranean Basin. The Gibraltar Arc, the Northern Apennines and
the Calabria Arc are here described, underlining the common and the different features that characterize
these arcuate mountain chains. In particular, the mechanisms that lead to the present-day
shape of these arcs (the subduction process) will be discussed, in the general framework of the
geometry and space–time evolution of the Mediterranean subduction system.
constraining kinematic models of curved orogenic systems, because of its great potential in quantifying
vertical axis rotations and in discriminating between primary and secondary (orocline s.l.)
arcs. The Mediterranean area has represented an attractive region to apply palaeomagnetic
analysis, as it shows a large number of narrow arcs, defining an irregular and rather diffuse
plate boundary. This paper is intended to be an updated review on the contribution of palaeomagnetism
to the reconstruction of the Neogene geodynamic evolution of the arc-shaped orogenic belts
in the Western and Central Mediterranean Basin. The Gibraltar Arc, the Northern Apennines and
the Calabria Arc are here described, underlining the common and the different features that characterize
these arcuate mountain chains. In particular, the mechanisms that lead to the present-day
shape of these arcs (the subduction process) will be discussed, in the general framework of the
geometry and space–time evolution of the Mediterranean subduction system.
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