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Research article
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13 May 2020
Research article |
| 13 May 2020
| 13 May 2020
Seismic evidence for failed rifting in the Ligurian Basin, Western Alpine domain
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Heidrun Kopp
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
CAU, Institute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Ingo Grevemeyer
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Dietrich Lange
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Martin Thorwart
CAU, Institute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Jörg Bialas
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Martin Wollatz-Vogt
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Short summary
The Ligurian Sea opened ~30–15 Ma during the SE migration of the Calabrian subduction zone. Seismic travel time tomography reveals the absence of oceanic crust, documenting that the extension of continental lithosphere stopped before seafloor spreading initiated. The extension led to extreme crustal thinning and possibly exhumed mantle accompanied by syn-rift sedimentation. Our new interpretation of the crust's nature is important for plate reconstruction modelling related to the Alpine orogen.
The Ligurian Sea opened ~30–15 Ma during the SE migration of the Calabrian subduction zone....
