Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Abstract:
The deformation style of the continental lithosphere is a relevant issue for geodynamics and seismic hazard perspectives. Here we show the first evidence of two well-distinct low-angle and SW-dipping individual reverse shear zones of the Italian Outer Thrust System in Central Italy. One corresponds to the down-dip prosecution of the Adriatic Basal Thrust with its major splay and the other to a hidden independent structure, illuminated at a depth between 25 and 60 km, for an along-strike extent of ~ 150 km. Combining geological information with high-quality seismological data, we unveil this novel configuration and reconstruct a detailed 3D geometric and kinematic fault model of the compressional system, active at upper crust to upper mantle depths. In addition, we report evidence of coexisting deformation volumes undergoing well-distinguished stress fields at different lithospheric depths. These results provide fundamental constraints for a forthcoming discussion on the Apennine fold-and-thrust system's geodynamic context as a shallow subduction zone or an intra-continental lithosphere shear zone.
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1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
article; Italy; lithosphere; physiological stress; prosecution; subduction zone
Elenco autori:
de Nardis, Rita; Pandolfi, Claudia; Cattaneo, Marco; Monachesi, Giancarlo; Cirillo, Daniele; Ferrarini, Federica; Bello, Simone; Brozzetti, Francesco; Lavecchia, Giusy
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