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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-2197-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-2197-2020
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23 Nov 2020
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Tectonic exhumation of the Central Alps recorded by detrital zircon in the Molasse Basin, Switzerland

Owen A. Anfinson, Daniel F. Stockli, Joseph C. Miller, Andreas Möller, and Fritz Schlunegger

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We present new U–Pb age data to provide insights into the source of sediment for the Molasse Sedimentary Basin in Switzerland. The paper aims to help shed light on the processes that built the Central Alpine Mountains between ~35 and ~15 Ma. A primary conclusion drawn from the results is that at ~21 Ma there was a significant change in the sediment sources for the basin. We feel this change indicates major tectonic changes within the Central Alps.