{"product_id":"geodynamics-of-the-alps-2-pre-collisional-processes-hardback-9781789451177","title":"Geodynamics of the Alps 2; Pre-collisional Processes (Hardback) 9781789451177","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeodynamics of the Alps 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePre-collisional Processes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClaudio L. Rosenberg (Edited by), Rosenberg (Author), Nicolas Bellahsen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781789451177, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeodynamics of the Alps\u003c\/i\u003e consists of three volumes. This second volume presents the pre-collisional history of the Alps. It discusses the Variscan orogeny in the Alpine realm, the inferred paleo-geography, the structure and processes affecting continental margins and the mantle structure in the pre-orogenic Alpine realm. It concludes by describing oceanic and continental subduction processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to create a space for experts on Alpine research to present the state of the art of specific subjects and provide their own interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicolas BELLAHSEN and Claudio L. ROSENBERG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Paleozoic Evolution and Variscan Inheritance in the Alps 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Baptiste JACOB, Stéphane GUILLOT, Denis THIÉBLEMONT, Jonas VANARDOIS, Pierre TRAP, Michel FAURE and Didier MARQUER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Introduction 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. The Paleozoic setting in Europe 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. General setting: a crustal basement structured by Paleozoic orogenies 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. Pre-Variscan history of the European basement 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3. The Variscan orogeny in Europe 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. The basement outcrops in the Alps 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Paleozoic evolution in the Alpine basement 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1. Late Proterozoic evolution: an active margin setting along northern Gondwana 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2. Cambrian-Ordovician extension and opening of eastern Rheic Ocean 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3. Ordovician to Silurian crustal extension 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.4. Devonian-Carboniferous convergence and Variscan collision 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.5. Crustal extension and post-orogenic collapse 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5. Discussion 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1. Place of the Alpine domain in the Variscan puzzle 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2. Pre-Variscan position of the Alpine basement units 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3. Significance of Variscan high-pressure metamorphism in the Alps 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6. Conclusion 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7. Acknowledgments 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8. References 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Paleogeography and Architecture of the Alpine Tethys Margins 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYves LAGABRIELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Introduction: conjugate passive margins 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. The contours and the internal division of the Adria plate 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Situation in the Triassic (250-200 Ma) 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. Opening of the Piemont-Liguria Ocean (200-145 Ma) 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3. Fragmentation of the Adria plate 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. The Alpine passive paleomargin of Europe 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1. General information 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2. The Delphino-Helvetic domain: the external (or proximal) margin 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3. The Briançonnais domain: the internal margin 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4. The internal crystalline massifs and their detached covers (Briançonnais domain in the broad sense) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.5. The Piedmont zone: from the continental margin to the ocean 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.6. The Briançonnais and pre-Piedmont of the Chablais-Romande Prealps and of the Valais. 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.7. The Valais domain 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.8. The Maritime and Ligurian Alps 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. The Alpine passive paleo-margin of the Adria plate 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1. Introduction 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2. The Central Alps 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3. The Eastern Alps 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.4. The Southern Alps 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Architecture of the Alpine paleomargins: from the model of tilted blocks to the concept of crustal hyper-thinning 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6. By way of conclusion, the contours of the Piedmont-Ligurian oceanic paleo-domain: how many passive continental margins have been inverted in the Alpine belt? 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7. Acknowledgments 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8. References 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. One View on the Petrology and Geochemistry of the Mantle and Oceanic Crustal Remnants in the Alps, Reconciling Rifts and Ultra-slow Seafloor Spreading 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOthmar MÜNTENER and Anders MCCARTHY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Introduction 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Geological constraints on the Alpine Tethys seafloor 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Alpine-Apennine peridotites: fingerprints of (ancient) melting and syn-rift re-fertilization 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Three main groups of peridotites 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Bulk rock chemistry: fertile versus re-fertilized 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3. Mineral chemistry: inherited versus re-fertilized 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Gabbroic rocks: small volumes of crystallization - differentiation, mostly in the mantle 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. Basalts: records of low-degree melting of garnet-bearing sources 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6. Timing of magmatism of Alpine-Apennine ophiolites: a short-lived event 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7. A brief overview of isotopic (dis)equilibrium between magmatic and mantle rocks 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8. Conclusion and outlook 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9. Acknowledgments 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10. References 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Oceanic Subduction in the Alps: Lessons from the Rock Record 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilippe AGARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Introduction: how important is \"oceanic\" subduction in the Alps? 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Petrology and geodynamics 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. Remnants of subducted oceanic lithosphere 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. Geodynamic setting and boundary conditions for oceanic subduction 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3. Material types: ultramafic, mafic and sedimentary 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Subducted oceanic fragments scattered throughout the Alps 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. Metasedimentary-dominated (S) units from the Western Alps 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. Mafic\/ultramafic dominated (MUM units from the Western Alps) 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Subducted fragments from the Central and Eastern Alps 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4. Comparing restorations at ~60 Ma 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Discussion: subduction dynamics through space and time 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1. Contrasting recovery through space and time 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2. Four distinct sectors: paleogeographic contrasts in subduction dynamics 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3. A fragmentary yet faithful (rock) record of subduction 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4. What the Alpine example typifies 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Conclusion 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. Acknowledgments 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7. References 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Continental Subduction in the Alps: From Field Data to Kinematic Models 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaola MANZOTTI and Michel BALLÈVRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Historical background and main questions 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. A reference P-T space 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. A reference map and cross-section of the Alps 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1. Large-scale overview of the Alpine belt 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2. Large-scale structure of the Western Alps 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. Subduction of the Mesozoic cover 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1. Petrological evidence for subduction metamorphism in the Mesozoic covers 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2. Structural considerations 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. Subduction of the Paleozoic basement 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1. The pre-Alpine crust of the Adriatic plate 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2. The pre-Alpine crust of the Briançonnais domain 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3. Tectonic implications for building the Alpine stack 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. Deformation history of the subducted crust in the Alps 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1. Evidence for heterogeneous deformation during subduction 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2. Rheological behavior of the subducted continental crust 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7. Metamorphic history of the subducted crust: P-T paths and timing 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.1. Incompleteness of the rock record 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.2. Types of P-T paths of the subducted crust in the Alps 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.3. Metamorphic gradient at the scale of the Alpine belt 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.4. Timing of the continental subduction in the Alps 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.5. The exhumation record in syn- to post-orogenic sediments 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8. A dynamic view of continental subduction in the Western Alps 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.1. Kinematics of the subduction and collision 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.2. Exhumation mechanisms of UHP-HP rocks 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9. Prospects for the future 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10. Acknowledgments 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11. 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