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Reconciling post-orogenic faulting, paleostress evolution, and structural inheritance in the seismogenic northern Apennines (Italy): insights from the Monti Martani Fault System
University of Bologna – Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIGEA), Bologna, Italy
Selina Bonini
University of Bologna – Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIGEA), Bologna, Italy
Giulio Viola
University of Bologna – Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIGEA), Bologna, Italy
Gianluca Vignaroli
University of Bologna – Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIGEA), Bologna, Italy
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Short summary
This study addresses the tectonic evolution of the seismogenic Monti Martani Fault System (northern Apennines, Italy). By applying a field-based structural geology approach, we reconstruct the evolution of the stress field and we challenge the current interpretation of the fault system in terms of both geometry and state of activity. We stress that the peculiar behavior of this system during post-orogenic extension is still significantly influenced by the pre-orogenic structural template.
This study addresses the tectonic evolution of the seismogenic Monti Martani Fault System...
