Plio-Quaternary vertical motion of the Northern Apennines: Insights from dynamic modeling

Article Abstract:

The effects of different geodynamic mechanisms were tested on the Pliocene to current-day dynamics of the vertical motions of the Northern Apennines systems, using two-dimensional finite element models. The Pliocene features of the Northern Apennines can be reproduced by a SLAB model, distinguished by the passive sinking of a negatively buoyant Adriatic slab. The deep configuration of the system distinguished by a detached slab (DETACH model), could explain the vertical motions of the areas.

Models

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Cover thrust reactivations related to internal basement involvement during Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the northern Apennines

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The Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the northern Apennines has been found to be effected by four main tectonic phases, which occurred during the Messinian, late Pliocene, middle and late Pleistocene Age. The formation of this thrust belt involved the first emplacement of the main thrust sheets, with reactivations and out of sequence thrusting that confirms the role of internal basement involvement during the Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the northern Apennines.

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Balancing cross sections with kinematic constraints: The Dolomites

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A limited database or tectonic complications can hamper the balancing of structural cross sections. Kinematic constraints may help to constrain the construction of a cross section, and kinematic plausibility is a significant check for sections established by other methods. When applied to a section across the Italian Dolomites, three Alpine thrust systems were identified, each defining a thrust sheet.

Research, Usage, Kinematics, Dolomite

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