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Middle Triassic ignimbrites as markers of Eoalpine high-pressure metamorphism and large-scale lateral extrusion of Adria derived units at the edge of the European Alps
Matija Vukovski
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Damir Slovenec
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Mirko Belak
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Branimir Šegvić
Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
Ivan Mišur
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Duje Smirčić
Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Marija Horvat
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Duje Kukoč
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Tonći Grgasović
Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Goran Slivšek
Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Short summary
We studied Middle Triassic calc-alkaline rocks from the Alps–Dinarides transition zone to clarify their origin and tectonic provenance. Zircon geochronology dates them at 246 to 240 million years. Phengitic muscovite geobarometry reveals high-pressure, low-temperature (HP–LT) metamorphic overprint, indicating deep burial during Cretaceous Eoalpine subduction. Their present tectonic position reflects large-scale post-metamorphic extrusion, revising present understanding of the tectonics of the Alps–Dinarides transition zone.
We studied Middle Triassic calc-alkaline rocks from the Alps–Dinarides transition zone to...
