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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-2539-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-2539-2021
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09 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 09 Nov 2021

U–Pb dating of middle Eocene–Pliocene multiple tectonic pulses in the Alpine foreland

Luca Smeraglia, Nathan Looser, Olivier Fabbri, Flavien Choulet, Marcel Guillong, and Stefano M. Bernasconi

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In this paper, we dated fault movements at geological timescales which uplifted the sedimentary successions of the Jura Mountains from below the sea level up to Earth's surface. To do so, we applied the novel technique of U–Pb geochronology on calcite mineralizations that precipitated on fault surfaces during times of tectonic activity. Our results document a time frame of the tectonic evolution of the Jura Mountains and provide new insight into the broad geological history of the Western Alps.