A lower crust shear zone facilitates delamination and continental subduction under the Apennines

Abstract Physical properties and structure of the lithosphere are the first step to constrain the evolution of mountain belts. Here we show detailed shear wave velocity profiles of the lithosphere in the Apennines that clarify a controversial aspect of continental subduction: the intricate mechanism...

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Main Authors: Irene Menichelli, Irene Bianchi, Claudio Chiarabba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01230-z