In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in the formation of a narrow subduction zone. The nature of the crust of the subducting plate remains debated and could represent the last remnants of the Neo-Tethys ocean. The origin of the Ionian basin is also under discussion, especially concerning the rifting mechanisms as the Malta Escarpment could represent a remnant of this opening. This subduction retreats toward the south-east (motion occurring since the last 35 Ma) but is confined to the narrow Ionian basin. A major lateral slab tear fault is required to accommodate the slab rollback.This fault is thought to propagate along the eastern Sicily margin but its precise location remains co...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
Le bassin Ionien, en Méditerranée centrale, abrite une zone de subduction à vergence Nord-Ouest où l...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
In the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
In the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
Le bassin Ionien, en Méditerranée centrale, abrite une zone de subduction à vergence Nord-Ouest où l...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
International audienceIn the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa ...
In the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean) the slow convergence between Africa and Eurasia results in...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...
International audienceSubduction of a narrow slab of oceanic lithosphere beneath a tightly curved or...