Nappe stacking resulting from subduction of oceanic and continental lithosphere below Greece

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Research Article| April 01, 2005 Nappe stacking resulting from subduction of oceanic and continental lithosphere below Greece Douwe Jacob Jan van Hinsbergen; Douwe Jacob Jan van Hinsbergen 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht 3584 CD, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E. Hafkenscheid; E. Hafkenscheid 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht 3584 CD, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Wim Spakman; Wim Spakman 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, Vening Meinesz Research School of Geodynamics, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3508 CD, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.E. Meulenkamp; J.E. Meulenkamp 3Faculty of Earth Sciences, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht 3584 CD, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rinus Wortel Rinus Wortel 4Department of Earth Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.021, Utrecht 3508 TA, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Douwe Jacob Jan van Hinsbergen 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht 3584 CD, Netherlands E. Hafkenscheid 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht 3584 CD, Netherlands Wim Spakman 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, Vening Meinesz Research School of Geodynamics, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3508 CD, Netherlands J.E. Meulenkamp 3Faculty of Earth Sciences, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht 3584 CD, Netherlands Rinus Wortel 4Department of Earth Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.021, Utrecht 3508 TA, Netherlands Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 07 Jun 2004 Revision Received: 22 Nov 2004 Accepted: 23 Nov 2004 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2005) 33 (4): 325–328. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20878.1 Article history Received: 07 Jun 2004 Revision Received: 22 Nov 2004 Accepted: 23 Nov 2004 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Douwe Jacob Jan van Hinsbergen, E. Hafkenscheid, Wim Spakman, J.E. Meulenkamp, Rinus Wortel; Nappe stacking resulting from subduction of oceanic and continental lithosphere below Greece. Geology 2005;; 33 (4): 325–328. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20878.1 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 We quantitatively investigate the relation between nappe stacking and subduction in the Aegean region. If nappe stacking is the result of the decoupling of upper-crustal parts (5–10 km thick) from subducting lithosphere, then the amount of convergence estimated from balancing the nappe stack provides a lower limit to the amount of convergence accommodated by subduction. The balanced nappe stack combined with the estimated amount of completely subducted lithosphere indicates 700 km of Jurassic and 2400 km of post-Jurassic convergence. From seismic tomographic images of the underlying mantle, we estimate 2100–2500 km of post-Jurassic convergence. We conclude that (1) the imaged slab represents the subducted lithosphere that originally underlay the nappes, (2) since the Early Cretaceous, subduction in the Aegean has occurred in one single subduction zone, and (3) the composition of the original basement of the nappes indicates that at least 900 km of sub-upper-crust continental lithosphere subducted in the Aegean. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.