Search Results - "Rolland, Yann"
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Jurassic back-arc and Cretaceous hot-spot series In the Armenian ophiolites — Implications for the obduction process
Published in Lithos (01-10-2009)“…The identification of a large OIB-type volcanic sequence on top of an obducted nappe in the Lesser Caucaus of Armenia helps us explain the obduction processes…”
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Role of mantle indentation in collisional deformation evidenced by deep geophysical imaging of Western Alps
Published in Communications earth & environment (05-01-2024)“…Abstract In collision belts, the first-order role of the mantle in localizing deformation has remained elusive, as the resolution of geophysical imaging…”
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Blueschists of the Amassia-Stepanavan Suture Zone (Armenia): linking Tethys subduction history from E-Turkey to W-Iran
Published in International journal of earth sciences : Geologische Rundschau (01-04-2009)“…The Amassia–Stepanavan blueschist-ophiolite complex of the Lesser Caucasus in NW Armenia is part of an Upper Cretaceous-Cenozoic belt, which presents similar…”
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Bridging the Gap between Long–Term Orogenic Evolution (>10 Ma Scale) and Geomorphological Processes That Shape the Western Alps: Insights from Combined Dating Approaches
Published in Geosciences (Basel) (01-10-2022)“…Constraining the relative roles of erosion and tectonics in the evolution of mountain belts is a challenging scientific goal. In this review article on the…”
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Quantified sensitivity of small lake sediments to record historic earthquakes: Implications for paleoseismology
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Earth surface (01-01-2016)“…Seismic hazard assessment is a critical but challenging issue for modern societies. A key parameter to be estimated is the recurrence interval of damaging…”
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21,000 Years of Ethiopian African monsoon variability recorded in sediments of the western Nile deep-sea fan
Published in Regional environmental change (01-10-2014)“…The Nile delta sedimentation constitutes a continuous high-resolution record of Ethiopian African monsoon (EAM) regime intensity. Multi-proxy analyses…”
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Linking the NE Anatolian and Lesser Caucasus ophiolites: evidence for large-scale obduction of oceanic crust and implications for the formation of the Lesser Caucasus-Pontides Arc
Published in Geodinamica acta (01-12-2013)“…In the Lesser Caucasus and NE Anatolia, three domains are distinguished from south to north: (1) Gondwanian-derived continental terranes represented by the…”
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Geology, geochemistry and 40Ar/ 39Ar dating of Sevan ophiolites (Lesser Caucasus, Armenia): Evidence for Jurassic Back-arc opening and hot spot event between the South Armenian Block and Eurasia
Published in Journal of Asian earth sciences (01-02-2009)“…In the Lesser Caucausus the Sevan-Akera ophiolites of N Armenia have lithological features of a slow-spreading oceanic lithosphere: serpentinites are…”
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The Late Neoproterozoic/Early Palaeozoic evolution of the West Congo Belt of NW Angola: geochronological (U-Pb and Ar-Ar) and petrostructural constraints
Published in Terra nova (Oxford, England) (01-06-2012)“…Terra Nova, 24, 238–247, 2012 U‐Pb zircon and Ar‐Ar amphibole and biotite ages from rocks of the West Congo Belt of Angola indicate that this area underwent…”
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Rare earth and trace element mobility in mid-crustal shear zones: insights from the Mont Blanc Massif (Western Alps)
Published in Earth and planetary science letters (10-09-2003)“…The behaviour of rare earth elements (REE) during fluid–rock interaction in mid-crustal shear zones has received little attention, despite their potential for…”
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The cretaceous Ladakh arc of NW himalaya—slab melting and melt–mantle interaction during fast northward drift of Indian Plate
Published in Chemical geology (01-02-2002)“…The Kohistan–Ladakh Terrane in the NW Himalaya is a remnant of a Cretaceous arc sequence obducted onto the Indian margin. This paper presents a geochemical…”
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Pliocene to Quaternary deformation in the Var Basin (Nice, SE France) and its interpretation in terms of “slow-active” faulting
Published in Swiss Journal of geosciences (01-10-2012)“…Seismic hazard assessment of active faults in slow orogenic domains is a challenging issue. In this paper we present a multi-disciplinary approach based on a…”
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Neogene to Quaternary stress field evolution in Lesser Caucasus and adjacent regions using fault kinematics analysis and volcanic cluster data
Published in Geodinamica acta (01-12-2005)“…In the Great Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus and Eastern Turkey, the distribution of Neogene to Quaternary volcanic cluster geometries, paleo-stress field data…”
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Fluids in crustal deformation: Fluid flow, fluid-rock interactions, rheology, melting and resources
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Eocene high-K magmatic flare-up in a context of south dipping subduction and strike-slip tectonics: Insights from the Talysh Massif, NW Iran
Published in Journal of Asian earth sciences (01-04-2024)“…[Display omitted] •In the Talesh Massif, we document an Eocene high-K volcanic flare-up.•A trachytic ignimbrite layer is dated at 43.17 ± 0.40 Ma.•Melting of…”
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Two-stage fluid flow and element transfers in shear zones during collision burial-exhumation cycle: Insights from the Mont Blanc Crystalline Massif (Western Alps)
Published in Journal of geodynamics (01-11-2016)“…[Display omitted] •Mont Blanc Massif deformed in 2 stages: 30 Ma underthrusting, 22-11 Ma extrusion.•Four main metamorphic zones are distinguished, oriented…”
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Style of Alpine tectonic deformation in the Castellane fold-and-thrust belt (SW Alps, France): Insights from balanced cross-sections
Published in Tectonophysics (21-10-2014)“…This study proposes a reappraisal of the role of the basement tectonics in the structuration of the Alpine foreland, across the Castellane fold-and-thrust belt…”
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The Tertiary structuration of the Western Subalpine foreland deciphered by calcite-filled faults and veins
Published in Earth-science reviews (01-01-2023)“…The age of brittle deformation in the superficial part of orogens is generally constrained by relative, cross-cutting structural relationships. However, it…”
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Stable isotope and Ar-Ar evidence of prolonged multi-scale fluid flow during exhumation of orogenic crust: example from the Mont Blanc and Aar massifs (NW Alps)
Published in Tectonics (Washington, D.C.) (2014)“…The spatial and temporal scales and the geometry of fluid pathways in a collisional orogen are investigated using stable isotope analysis (O, C, H) and…”
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Shaping the crustal structure of the SW-Alpine Foreland: Insights from 3D Geological modeling
Published in Tectonophysics (22-10-2024)“…Reactivation processes play a significative role in the localization of deformation but still remain hard to establish at the lithospheric scale. In this work,…”
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