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Lithospheric wedging in the western Alps inferred from the ECORS-CROP traverse
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Western AlpsMorphotectonicsEngineeringGeomorphologyLithospheric WedgingContinental TectonicsGeographyEcors-crop TraverseGeologyEarth SciencesFrance SearchEarth ScienceRegional GeologyMountain UpliftTectonics
Research Article| July 01, 1990 Lithospheric wedging in the western Alps inferred from the ECORS-CROP traverse A. Nicolas; A. Nicolas 1Laboratoire de Tectonophysique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. Hirn; A. Hirn 2Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris VI, Place Jussieu, 75230 Paris Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Nicolich; R. Nicolich 3Università di Trieste, Istituto di Miniere e Geofisica Applicata, 10, Via Valerio, 34123 Trieste, Italia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Polino R. Polino 4Istituto di Geologia, 5, Via Academia delle Scienze, 10123 Torino, Italia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information A. Nicolas 1Laboratoire de Tectonophysique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cedex, France A. Hirn 2Institut de Physique du Globe, Université Paris VI, Place Jussieu, 75230 Paris Cedex, France R. Nicolich 3Università di Trieste, Istituto di Miniere e Geofisica Applicata, 10, Via Valerio, 34123 Trieste, Italia R. Polino 4Istituto di Geologia, 5, Via Academia delle Scienze, 10123 Torino, Italia Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1990) 18 (7): 587–590. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0587:LWITWA>2.3.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 A. Nicolas, A. Hirn, R. Nicolich, R. Polino; Lithospheric wedging in the western Alps inferred from the ECORS-CROP traverse. Geology 1990;; 18 (7): 587–590. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0587:LWITWA>2.3.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 The ECORS-CROP traverse integrates vertical and wide-angle seismic-reflection, gravity, and magnetic studies along a 190 km profile across the western Alps. The combination of geophysical and geologic data constrains the deep structure along the traverse. Although alternative models are not excluded, the model that best fits the data of crustal accretion implies that, after the consumption of the Piemontese ocean, continental collision proceeded by lithospheric wedging of the subducting European continental foreland. In the Internal zones, further shortening may have been achieved by an unknown amount of penetrative deformation and by back thrusting. 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.