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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-135-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-135-2025
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19 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2025

On the crustal composition of the Sardinia–Corsica continental block inferred from receiver functions

Fabio Cammarano, Henrique Berger Roisenberg, Alessio Conclave, Islam Fadel, and Mark van der Meijde

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Sardinia and Corsica separated and have been drifting in the Mediterranean Sea for 35 Myr due to the retreat of the Ionian plate beneath the Tyrrhenian Sea. Using in-house and public data, we measured and interpreted receiver functions based on prior geophysical and petrological studies. Our findings indicate that the islands' ancient continental structure remains mostly unchanged. Alpine orogenesis about 50 million years ago influenced Corsica's crust, enriching it with water-bearing minerals.
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