Quaternary deformation of the Isthmus and Gulf of Corinthos (Greece)

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Research Article| March 01, 1987 Quaternary deformation of the Isthmus and Gulf of Corinthos (Greece) I. Mariolakos; I. Mariolakos 1Department of Geology, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, Ilisia, Athens, Greece Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S. C. Stiros S. C. Stiros 2Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME), 70 Messoghion Street, Athens 115-27, Greece Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information I. Mariolakos 1Department of Geology, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, Ilisia, Athens, Greece S. C. Stiros 2Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME), 70 Messoghion Street, Athens 115-27, Greece Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1987) 15 (3): 225–228. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<225:QDOTIA>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation I. Mariolakos, S. C. Stiros; Quaternary deformation of the Isthmus and Gulf of Corinthos (Greece). Geology 1987;; 15 (3): 225–228. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<225:QDOTIA>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Interdisciplinary data suggest that the Quaternary, late Holocene, and present-day deformation patterns of the Isthmus of Corinthos, Greece, are very similar and can be compared to a platelike body under torsion. This hypothesis is consistent with the vertical differential motions observed in the adjacent Corinthiakos Gulf. A possible explanation is that the back-arc compressional zone is much wider than formerly believed and extends to an area of normal faulting, parallel to the direction of the compression. This stress field produces a central bulging in the southern coast and a depression in the northern coast of the Corinthiakos Gulf; the easternmost ends of this depression and bulging are the southern and northern parts of the isthmus, tilted to the east and to the west, respectively. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.