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Tectonic exhumation of the Central Alps recorded by detrital zircon in the Molasse Basin, Switzerland
Owen A. Anfinson
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Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA
Department of Geological Sciences,
Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Daniel F. Stockli
Department of Geological Sciences,
Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Joseph C. Miller
Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Andreas Möller
Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Fritz Schlunegger
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
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.
We present new U–Pb age data to provide insights into the source of sediment for the Molasse...
