Mechanisms and processes of stratal disruption and mixing in the development of mélanges and broken formations: Redefining and classifying mélanges

Tectonophysics

Volumn 568-569, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-24

  Festa, A ^a   Dilek, Y ^a,b   Pini, G A ^c   Codegone, G ^a,d   Ogata, K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

Broken formations; Diapiric m langes; Mass transport deposits and processes; M lange forming processes; Stratal disruption and mixing of rocks; Tectonic and sedimentary m langes

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS; BROKEN FORMATION; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATIONS; DIAGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY; FORMING PROCESS; GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MIXING PROCESS; OROGENIC BELTS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; ROCK BODIES; TECTONIC FORCES; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

DEFORMATION; MIXING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIAGENESIS; DIAPIR; LITHIFICATION; MASS TRANSPORT; MELANGE; OROGENIC BELT; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84866154855     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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