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View article: A review of Mesozoic geodynamic evolution of the North Makran (SE Iran): A tale of a Neo-Tethyan ocean vanished due to two coexisting subduction zones
A review of Mesozoic geodynamic evolution of the North Makran (SE Iran): A tale of a Neo-Tethyan ocean vanished due to two coexisting subduction zones Open
This paper presents a synthesis of the geological features of each tectonic unit of the North Makran (SE Iran), integrating results of multidisciplinary analyses, including structural and stratigraphic studies, petrographic and geochemical…
View article: Geochemistry and magmatic petrology of meta-ophiolites from the Bajgan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran): new insights on the nature of the Early Cretaceous Middle East Neotethys
Geochemistry and magmatic petrology of meta-ophiolites from the Bajgan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran): new insights on the nature of the Early Cretaceous Middle East Neotethys Open
The Bajgan Complex in the North Makran Domain (Makran Accretionary Prism) comprises disrupted meta-ophiolitic sequences originating from oceanic crust protoliths. They include ultramafic and mafic cumulates, isotropic gabbros, plagiogranit…
View article: The journey of the Band-e-Zeyarat ophiolite (Makran Accretionary Wedge, SE Iran) from the mid-ocean ridge to the accretionary complex: new insights from its sedimentary cover and associated basaltic dykes and sills
The journey of the Band-e-Zeyarat ophiolite (Makran Accretionary Wedge, SE Iran) from the mid-ocean ridge to the accretionary complex: new insights from its sedimentary cover and associated basaltic dykes and sills Open
The Band-e-Zeyarat ophiolite (BEZO) sedimentary cover in the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran) records a complex tectono-sedimentary evolution, extending from its formation at a mid-ocean ridge (MOR) setting to deformation in an accretio…
View article: Ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges: Archives of Precambrian and Phanerozoic plate tectonics in orogenic belts
Ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges: Archives of Precambrian and Phanerozoic plate tectonics in orogenic belts Open
Ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges are among the key tectonic components of both accretionary- and collisional-type orogenic belts around the world, representing significant archives of the evolutionary history of the Earth. These tectonos…
View article: Significance of ophiolitic mélanges and chaotic rock units in the evolution of subduction complexes and orogenic belts
Significance of ophiolitic mélanges and chaotic rock units in the evolution of subduction complexes and orogenic belts Open
Most ophiolitic mélanges and chaotic rock units in exhumed subduction zone complexes and orogenic belts are commonly interpreted as the products of tectonic processes (e.g., underplating and return flow) acting at intermediate to grea…
View article: Processes of seamount materials accretion in subduction complexes: The example of the Durkan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran)
Processes of seamount materials accretion in subduction complexes: The example of the Durkan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran) Open
Seamounts are topographic highs of the oceanic plates, and they are passively carried toward convergent margins where they may interact with the frontal part of the subduction complexes, modifying their shape and influencing the operating …
View article: Internal architecture of the frontal part of subduction accretionary prism: the role of folding in brittle diffuse deformation
Internal architecture of the frontal part of subduction accretionary prism: the role of folding in brittle diffuse deformation Open
Studies of the shallow part (Tmax< 150°C) of ancient and active prisms documents that ductile (e.g., folds), brittle and localized (e.g., faults) deformation, and diffuse deformation (e.g. scaly fabric), likely contemporaneous at the …
View article: Nature and evolution of the Middle East Neotethys: New constraints from geochemistry and age of ophiolites and metaophiolites from the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran)
Nature and evolution of the Middle East Neotethys: New constraints from geochemistry and age of ophiolites and metaophiolites from the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran) Open
Ophiolites may originate in a variety of oceanic settings such as mid-ocean ridges, intra-oceanic and continental margin volcanic arc, marginal basins, and seamounts. Ophiolites from different settings show distinctive lithological feature…
View article: Reconstruction of the sulfur cycle in the Earth mantle: isotopic signatures of subduction-unrelated and subduction-related ophiolitic rocks
Reconstruction of the sulfur cycle in the Earth mantle: isotopic signatures of subduction-unrelated and subduction-related ophiolitic rocks Open
Sulfur (S) is one of the key volatiles in Earth's chemical cycles as it affects biological, climate, ore-deposits, and redox processes.It is recycled into the mantle at subduction zones but speciation, flux, and isotope composition and fra…
View article: Deformation history and processes during accretion of seamounts in subduction zones: The example of the Durkan Complex (Makran, SE Iran)
Deformation history and processes during accretion of seamounts in subduction zones: The example of the Durkan Complex (Makran, SE Iran) Open
The Durkan Complex is a tectonic element of the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran) that includes fragments of Late Cretaceous seamounts. In this paper, the results of map- to micro-scale structural studies of the western Durkan Complex ar…
View article: The deformation pattern of subducting seamount: insights from the structural evolution of the Late Cretaceous Durkan Complex in the North Makran domain (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran)
The deformation pattern of subducting seamount: insights from the structural evolution of the Late Cretaceous Durkan Complex in the North Makran domain (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran) Open
<p>The occurrence of topographic relief along the subducting plate is thought to play a significant role in controlling the architecture and the deformation processes of subduction complexes Seamounts and seamounts chain represent to…
View article: Basaltic rocks from the Vardar ophiolite (North Macedonia): new insights on the metasomatism of sub-arc upper mantle using geochemical and stable isotope data
Basaltic rocks from the Vardar ophiolite (North Macedonia): new insights on the metasomatism of sub-arc upper mantle using geochemical and stable isotope data Open
<p>In the upper mantle, volatiles control its composition, partial melting conditions, as well as the ascent rate of the formed melts. As consequence, volatile composition of the mantle is, in turn, recorded in the melts and, therefo…
View article: Mélanges and chaotic rock units: Implications for exhumed subduction complexes and orogenic belts
Mélanges and chaotic rock units: Implications for exhumed subduction complexes and orogenic belts Open
Most of mélanges occurring in exhumed subduction complexes and orogenic belts are commonly inter- preted as the product of tectonic processes (e.g., underplating and return flow) acting at intermediate to great depths ( T > 250 °C, depth >…
View article: The western Durkan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran): A Late Cretaceous tectonically disrupted seamounts chain and its role in controlling deformation style
The western Durkan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism, SE Iran): A Late Cretaceous tectonically disrupted seamounts chain and its role in controlling deformation style Open
The Durkan Complex is a key tectonic element of the Makran accretionary prism (SE Iran) and it has been interpreted as representing a continental margin succession. We present here a multidisciplinary study of the western Durkan Complex, w…
View article: Early Cretaceous Plume–Ridge Interaction Recorded in the Band-e-Zeyarat Ophiolite (North Makran, Iran): New Constraints from Petrological, Mineral Chemistry, and Geochronological Data
Early Cretaceous Plume–Ridge Interaction Recorded in the Band-e-Zeyarat Ophiolite (North Makran, Iran): New Constraints from Petrological, Mineral Chemistry, and Geochronological Data Open
The North Makran domain (southeast Iran) is part of the Makran accretionary wedge and consists of an imbricate stack of continental and Neo-Tethyan oceanic tectonic units. Among these, the Band-e-Zeyarat ophiolite consists of (from bottom …
View article: The Durkan Complex in the western Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran): Evidence for a Late Cretaceous tectonically disrupted oceanic seamount
The Durkan Complex in the western Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran): Evidence for a Late Cretaceous tectonically disrupted oceanic seamount Open
<p>The Makran Accretionary Prism (SE of Iran) represents the less known segment of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system. It results from the Cretaceous to present-day convergence between the Arabian and Eurasian plates that was accom…
View article: Mid-Eocene giant slope failure (sedimentary mélanges) in the Ligurian accretionary wedge (NW Italy) and relationships with tectonics, global climate change and the dissociation of gas hydrates
Mid-Eocene giant slope failure (sedimentary mélanges) in the Ligurian accretionary wedge (NW Italy) and relationships with tectonics, global climate change and the dissociation of gas hydrates Open
Upper Lutetian–Bartonian sedimentary mélanges, corresponding to ancient mud-rich submarine mass transport deposits, are widely distributed over an area c. 300 km long and tens of kilometres wide along the exhumed outer part of the External…
View article: Redefinition of the Ligurian Units at the Alps–Apennines junction (NW Italy) and their role in the evolution of the Ligurian accretionary wedge: constraints from mélanges and broken formations
Redefinition of the Ligurian Units at the Alps–Apennines junction (NW Italy) and their role in the evolution of the Ligurian accretionary wedge: constraints from mélanges and broken formations Open
We document that the undifferentiated chaotic Ligurian Units of the Monferrato–Torino Hill sector (MO-TH) at the Alps–Apennines junction consist of three different units that are comparable with the Cassio, Caio and Sporno Units of the Ext…
View article: Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the Neo-Tethys in Central Iran: Evidence from petrology and age of the Nain-Ashin ophiolitic basalts
Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the Neo-Tethys in Central Iran: Evidence from petrology and age of the Nain-Ashin ophiolitic basalts Open
The Nain and Ashin ophiolites consist of Mesozoic mélange units that were emplaced in the Late Cretaceous onto the continental basement of the Central-East Iran microcontinent (CEIM). They largely consist of serpentinized peridotites slice…
View article: XRF and ICP-MS data. Redefinition of the Ligurian Units at the Alps–Apennines junction (NW Italy) and their role in the evolution of the Ligurian accretionary wedge: constraints from mélanges and broken formations
XRF and ICP-MS data. Redefinition of the Ligurian Units at the Alps–Apennines junction (NW Italy) and their role in the evolution of the Ligurian accretionary wedge: constraints from mélanges and broken formations Open
preadsheet with X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry whole rock major and trace element composition of mantle peridotites.
View article: Geology of the Curone and Staffora Valleys (NW Italy): field constraints for the Late Cretaceous – Pliocene tectono-stratigraphic evolution of Northern Apennines
Geology of the Curone and Staffora Valleys (NW Italy): field constraints for the Late Cretaceous – Pliocene tectono-stratigraphic evolution of Northern Apennines Open
In the northwestern part of Northern Apennines, between Curone and Staffora Valleys, the tectonic superposition between the External Ligurian Units (i.e. the ophiolitic-bearing chaotic complex of the Groppallo Unit and the non-ophiolitic C…