Integrating kinematics, mechanics of deformation, thermal modelling and diagenesis in orogenic systems: The Dinarides example
doctoral thesis
Continental collision and subduction dynamics are often the main tectonic processes responsible for the formation of mountain belts. Understanding the mechanics of deformation across collisional orogens is of prime importance in order to determine the mountains architecture and the associated deep mantle-scale geodynamic processes. In this thesis I aim to determine the mechanics of tectonic-driven deformation associatedwith the migration of subducting slabs, indentation of microplates and lower crustal accretion. Subsequently, the effect of these mechanisms of deformation on the thermal, fluid-flow and maturity of organic matter evolution has been determined. The Dinarides orogen is a world-class example of a collisional orogen that was affected by a number of critical processes driving mountain building and subsequent collapse during its Jurassic-Eocene evolution associated with the convergence between Europe- and Adriaticderived units in the Central Mediterranean area. Such processes include linked migration of slab and magmatism during continental collision, indentation of continental micro-plates, changes in polarities in respect to neighboring orogens or transfer of deformation betweenactive areas driving the distribution of present-day seismicity and crustal stresses. All these processes are critical for the evaluation of geo-resources in the upper crustal domain and their quantification is important to be ported to the understanding of other orogens worldwide.
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TNO Identifier
867977
ISBN
978-90-6266-548-8
Collation
159 p.
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