Small-scale lithospheric terranes (microplates) are important building-blocks of continental accretion but their presence is often obscured by subsequent plate-margin deformation events and by younger volcano-sediment...Small-scale lithospheric terranes (microplates) are important building-blocks of continental accretion but their presence is often obscured by subsequent plate-margin deformation events and by younger volcano-sedimentary covers. The geological fabric of the eastern Anatolian-Caucasian region results from the sequential accretion of lithospheric terranes against the southwestern continental margin of the Eurasian plate. Widespread sedimentary and volcanic covers conceal some of the principal tectonic boundaries in the region, and major uncertainties persist as to the number and extent of the various terranes.展开更多
基金funded by a PRIN 2017-2020 project grant from the Italian Ministry of University and Research(MUR)we thank Paolo Ballato(University Roma Tre)and Magdala Tesauro(University of Trieste)for support during the projectChiara Civiero(University of Trieste)is thanked for sharing the GNSS compilation.
文摘Small-scale lithospheric terranes (microplates) are important building-blocks of continental accretion but their presence is often obscured by subsequent plate-margin deformation events and by younger volcano-sedimentary covers. The geological fabric of the eastern Anatolian-Caucasian region results from the sequential accretion of lithospheric terranes against the southwestern continental margin of the Eurasian plate. Widespread sedimentary and volcanic covers conceal some of the principal tectonic boundaries in the region, and major uncertainties persist as to the number and extent of the various terranes.
