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Structural styles in the frontal zones of the southern Apennines, Italy: An example from the Molise District
Author(s) -
Cello Giuseppe,
Tortorici Luigi,
Martini Natale,
Paltrinieri Werter
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
tectonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.465
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1944-9194
pISSN - 0278-7407
DOI - 10.1029/tc008i004p00753
Subject(s) - foreland basin , geology , neogene , paleontology , margin (machine learning) , deformation (meteorology) , tectonics , seismology , structural basin , oceanography , machine learning , computer science
Structural interpretation of available geological and geophysical data from the Molise area (southern Italy) demonstrates that the frontal zones of this sector of the Apennines are characterized by a threefold zoneography defined by distinct structural styles. Resolved geometry of both pellicular and deep‐seated structures and their relationships, constrain possible reconstructions for the undeformed, pre‐Miocene, southeastern margin of the Afro‐Adriatic continent and its neogene deformation history. Identification of peculiar structural associations in the foreland‐foredeep complex and reinterpretation of relevant stratigraphic data suggest that deformation, in this sector of the Apennines, has already reached the most external (Apulian) domains and is possibly migrating, at present, toward the currently active Adriatic foredeep of the Molisan thrust system.