Title: Tectonic model for the evolution of the western Alps
Abstract: Research Article| July 01, 1993 Tectonic model for the evolution of the western Alps Dov Avigad; Dov Avigad 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christian Chopin; Christian Chopin 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bruno Goffé; Bruno Goffé 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar André Michard André Michard 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Dov Avigad 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Christian Chopin 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Bruno Goffé 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France André Michard 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75231, France Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1993) 21 (7): 659–662. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0659:TMFTEO>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Dov Avigad, Christian Chopin, Bruno Goffé, André Michard; Tectonic model for the evolution of the western Alps. Geology 1993;; 21 (7): 659–662. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0659:TMFTEO>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Both European and Adriatic continental margins of the Alpine Piemont ocean were deformed and metamorphosed in the eclogite facies at ∼100 Ma, prior to the main stage of continental collision in the Eocene. We propose that the precollision (Eoalpine) high-pressure metamorphism in the internal crystalline nappes of the western Alps (Dora Maira, Gran Paradiso, and Monte Rosa) was a result of the subduction of the European continental margin below the lithosphere of the Piemont ocean. Concurrent oceanic subduction and tectonic erosion on the Adriatic side resulted in the Eoalpine high-pressure metamor- phism of the Sesia-Dent-Blanche system. Our model is consistent with the commonly accepted paleogeography of the western Alps, wherein the locus of the oceanic suture is given by the present structural position of the oceanic units. The precollisional setting that we propose for the western Alps is comparable to the tectonic configuration around the Gulf of Oman, where continent-continent collision has not yet occurred. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Language: en
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