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Initiation of a piggy-back basin: the example of the Mesohellenic Trough, Tertiary, Greece

Abstract:

The Mesohellenic trough (MHT), northern Greece, is a Tertiary molassic piggy-back basin that formed in several stages. This evolution is related to the underthrusting of the external Hellenides below the internal Hellenides. Sedimentologic and tectonic studies of its western border allows us to reconstruct the first stages of the basin differentiation and to propose a new interpretation of the mechanisms at the origin of the MHT. The MHT is made of several overlapping individual basins that evolved successively through time, from west to east, starting in the Upper Eocene. These basins develop along the border of dissymetrical faulted flexures, which are controlled by the characteristics of the major tectonic units.

Año de publicación:

1998

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    Fuente:

    scopusscopus

    Tipo de documento:

    Article

    Estado:

    Acceso restringido

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Tectónica
    • Geografía

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Ciencias de la Tierra en Asia

    Contribuidores:

    Ferrière J.Ferrière J.
    Jean Noël ProustJean Noël Proust
    Pavlopoulos A.Pavlopoulos A.
    Houze A.Houze A.
    Bonneau M.Bonneau M.
    Reynaud J.Y.Reynaud J.Y.
    Migiros G.Migiros G.