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2. Submarine landslide deposits in orogenic belts: Olistostromes and sedimentary mélanges
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Ogata, Kei, Festa, Andrea, Pini, Gian Andrea, Alonso, Juan Luis, Kei Ogata, Andrea Festa, Gian Andrea Pini, Ogata, K., Festa, A., Pini, G. A., Alonso, J. L., Geology and Geochemistry, Ogata, Kei, Festa, Andrea, and Pini, Gian Andrea
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,stratally disrupted rock units ,subuction complexes and accretionary wedge ,subuction complexes and accretionary wedges ,Geochemistry ,Sub-aqueous mass transport deposits and processes ,olistostromes ,mélanges ,tecto-stratigraphic events ,basin evolution ,orogenic belts ,oceanic subduction and intracontinental collision ,Olistostrome ,Mélange ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Sedimentary depositional environment ,SDG 14 - Life Below Water ,Sedimentology ,Lithification ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,mélange ,olistostrome ,stratally disrupted rock unit ,Stratigraphy ,orogenic belt ,Sub-aqueous mass transport deposits and processe ,Sedimentary basin analysis ,Sedimentary rock ,tecto-stratigraphic event ,Geology - Abstract
Olistostrome and sedimentary mélange are two synonymous genetic terms referring to the “fossil” products of ancient submarine mass‐transport processes exhumed in orogenic belts. Lithology, stratigraphy, lithification degree, and structural anatomy of these units reflect the synergic and combined action of different mass‐transport processes leading to composite deposits developed through multistage deformation phases. The general depositional physiography, tectonic setting, and the type, scale, and rate of slide mass transformation mechanisms during the downslope motion and emplacement and postdepositional processes are the main factors controlling the final internal anatomy of olistostromes and sedimentary mélanges. These features are commonly progressively reworked by subsequent burial, diapiric, and tectonic processes and may be eventually almost completely obliterated by metamorphic processes during orogenic belt and/or subduction complex evolution. The correct recognition of olistostromal units and their intrinsic features in different orogenic belts needs extensive and careful fieldwork and ultimately provides excellent proxies for the timing of various tectonic‐sedimentary events interacting during the Wilson cycle. The basic concepts of structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and basin analysis should be jointly applied in studying the internal structure, lithological arrangement, and formation-deformation mechanisms of olistostromes and sedimentary mélanges.
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- 2020
3. Geology of the Curone and Staffora Valleys (NW Italy): field constraints for the Late Cretaceous – Pliocene tectono-stratigraphic evolution of Northern Apennines.
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Barbero, Edoardo, Festa, Andrea, Fioraso, Gianfranco, and Catanzariti, Rita
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VALLEYS , *STRATIGRAPHIC geology , *PALEOGEOGRAPHY - Abstract
In the northwestern part of Northern Apennines, between Curone and Staffora Valleys, the tectonic superposition between the External Ligurian Units (i.e. the ophiolitic-bearing chaotic complex of the Groppallo Unit and the non-ophiolitic Cassio Unit), the Middle Eocene – Miocene wedge-top basin Epiligurian Units succession, and the Late Messinian – Pliocene Po Plain succession, records the multistage tectono-stratigraphic evolution from subduction to continental collision. Our geological map, at the 1:20,000 scale, allows us to define 6 main tectonic stages on the basis of (i) the crosscutting relationships between main faults and local to regional stratigraphic unconformities and (ii) the differentiation among different types of chaotic rock unit (olistostromes and broken formations) deposited since Late Cretaceous to late Messinian. This approach provides a new understanding on the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of this sector, and its meaning in the evolution of the northwestern part of Northern Apennines. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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4. Late Oligocene–early Miocene olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) as tectono-stratigraphic constraints to the geodynamic evolution of the exhumed Ligurian accretionary complex (Northern Apennines, NW Italy).
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Festa, Andrea, Ogata, Kei, Pini, Gian Andrea, Dilek, Yildirim, and Codegone, Giulia
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OLISTOSTROMES , *OLIGOCENE stratigraphic geology , *MIOCENE stratigraphic geology , *GEODYNAMICS , *SEDIMENTARY structures - Abstract
In the Northern Apennines of Italy, mud-rich olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) occur at different stratigraphic levels within the late Oligocene–early Miocene sedimentary record of episutural/wedge-top basins. They are widely distributed along the exhumed outer part of the Ligurian accretionary complex, atop the outer Apenninic prowedge, over an area about 300 km long and 10–15 km wide. Olistostromes represent excellent examples of ancient submarine mass-transport complexes (MTCs), consisting of stacked cohesive debris flows that can be directly compared to some of those observed in modern accretionary wedges. We describe the internal arrangement of olistostrome occurrences in the sector between Voghera and the Monferrato area, analysing their relationships with mesoscale liquefaction features, which are commonly difficult to observe in modern MTCs. Slope failures occurred in isolated sectors along the wedge front, where out-of-sequence thrusting, seismicity, and different pulses of overpressured tectonically induced fluid flows acted concomitantly. Referring to the Northern Apennines regional geology, we also point out a gradual lateral rejuvenation (from late Oligocene to early Miocene) toward the SE and an increasing size and thickness of the olistostromes along the strike of the frontal Apenninic prowedge. This suggests that morphological reshaping of the outer prowedge via mass-transport processes balanced, with different pulses over a short time span, the southeastward migration and segmentation of accretionary processes. The latter were probably favoured by the occurrence in the northwestern part of the Northern Apennines of major, inherited palaeogeographic features controlling the northward propagation of the prowedge. Detailed knowledge of olistostromes, as ancient examples of MTCs related to syn-sedimentary tectonics and shale diapirism, and of their lateral variations in term of age and size, provides useful information in regard to better understanding of both the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Apenninic prowedge and the submarine slope failures in modern accretionary wedges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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5. Geology of the Villalvernia – Varzi Line Between Scrivia and Curone valleys (NW Italy).
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Festa, Andrea, Fioraso, Gianfranco, Bissacca, Emanuele, and Petrizzo, Maria Rose
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STRATIGRAPHIC geology , *GEOLOGICAL formations , *DISPLACED terranes , *PHYSIOGRAPHIC provinces , *EARTH sciences - Abstract
The External Ligurian and Epiligurian Units in the Northern Apennines of Italy are tectonically juxtaposed with the Tertiary Piedmont Basin along the Villalvernia – Varzi Line, which represents a regional scale fault zone, E-striking. Our map, at the 1:20,000 scale, describes the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of this sector that resulted from multistage faulting along that fault zone. Four main tectonic stages are defined on the basis of the crosscutting relationships between mapped faults and stratigraphic unconformities: late Priabonian – Rupelian, Chattian – early Miocene, late Serravallian – Tortonian, and late Messinian – early Pliocene. Our results demonstrate that since the late Burdigalian, the Villalvernia – Varzi Line was sealed by the gravitational emplacement of a chaotic rock body. The deposition of the late Serravallian – early Messinian succession is controlled by NW-striking strike-slip faults that crosscut to the west the Villalvernia – Varzi Line. Extensional tectonics related to regional scale N-dipping tilting characterized the late Messinian – early Pliocene time interval. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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6. Mass-transport deposits, olistostromes and soft-sediment deformation in modern and ancient continental margins, and associated natural hazards.
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Festa, Andrea, Dilek, Yildirim, Gawlick, Hans-Juergen, and Missoni, Sigrid
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MARINE sediments , *MASS transfer , *OLISTOSTROMES , *DEFORMATIONS (Mechanics) , *NATURAL disasters - Published
- 2014
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7. Melanges and melange-forming processes: a historical overview and new concepts.
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Festa, Andrea, Pini, Gian Andrea, Dilek, Yildirim, and Codegone, Giulia
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MELANGES (Petrology) , *OROGENIC belts , *SEDIMENTARY rocks , *SEDIMENTATION & deposition , *DEFORMATIONS (Mechanics) , *FAULT zones , *SUBDUCTION zones , *MASS transfer , *COMPARATIVE studies , *HISTORY - Abstract
Melanges represent a significant component of collisional and accretionary orogenic belts and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved to cover both processes (tectonic, sedimentary, and diapiric) and tectonic settings of melange formation. The meaning and significance of various terms referring to the origin of 'block-in-matrix chaotic rocks' are still subject to debate. This study presents a historical overview of the evolving melange concept and investigates the relationships between melange types and their tectonic settings of formation. We investigate the contribution of mass-transport versus contractional deformation processes at the onset of melange formation and throughout the evolution of different melange types, and the nature of the continuum and transition from broken formations to true tectonic melanges. A melange is a mappable chaotic body of mixed rocks with a block-in-matrix fabric whose internal structure and evolution are intimately linked to the structural, sedimentary, magmatic, and metamorphic processes attending its origin. On the basis of a comparative analysis of exhumed, ancient on-land melanges and modern tectonic environments, where melange-forming processes are at work, such units are classified into those related to extensional tectonics, passive margin evolution, strike-slip tectonics, subduction zones, collisional tectonics, and intracontinental deformation. Sedimentation and contractional deformation contribute significantly to melange formation in all these tectonic environments, although the internal structure of deposits is strongly controlled and overprinted by processes that prevail during the last stages of melange formation in a single tectonic setting. Tectonic melanges are commonly subordinate to broken formations and are restricted to narrow, elongated-to-coalescent fault zones, large-scale fault zones, and plate boundaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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8. Peri-Adriatic melanges and their evolution in the Tethyan realm.
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Festa, Andrea, Pini, Gian Andrea, Dilek, Yildirim, Codegone, Giulia, Vezzani, Livio, Ghisetti, Francesca, Lucente, Claudio Corrado, and Ogata, Kei
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OROGENIC belts , *MELANGES (Petrology) , *STRUCTURAL geology , *GEODYNAMICS , *SEDIMENTARY basins , *DIAPIRS , *SUBDUCTION zones , *STRATIGRAPHIC geology - Abstract
In the peri-Adriatic region, melanges represent a significant component of the Apennine and Dinaride-Albanide-Hellenide orogenic belts as well as ancient and present-day accretionary wedges. Different melange types in this broad region provide an excellent case study to investigate the mode and nature of main processes (tectonic, sedimentary, and diapiric) involved in melange formation in contrasting geodynamic settings. We present a preliminary subdivision and classification of the peri-Adriatic melanges based on several years of field studies on chaotic rock bodies, including detailed structural and stratigraphic analyses. Six main categories of melanges are distinguished on the basis of the processes and geodynamic settings of their formation. These melange types are spatially and temporally associated with extensional tectonics, passive margin evolution, strike-slip tectonics, oceanic crust subduction, continental collision, and deformation. There appears to have been a strong interplay and some overlap between tectonic, sedimentary, and diapiric processes during melange formation; however, in highly deformed regions, it is still possible to distinguish those melanges that formed in different geodynamic environments and their main processes of formation. This study shows that a strong relationship exists between melange-forming processes and the palaeogeographic settings and conditions of melange formation. Given the differences in age, geographic location, and evolutionary patterns, we document the relative importance of melanges and broken formations in the tectonic evolution of the peri-Adriatic mountain belts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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9. Late Oligocene-early Miocene olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) as tectono-stratigraphic constraints to the geodynamic evolution of the exhumed Ligurian accretionary complex (Northern Apennines, NW Italy)
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Andrea Festa, Kei Ogata, Gian Andrea Pini, Giulia Codegone, Yildirim Dilek, Festa, A., Ogata, K., Pini, G. A., Dilek, Y., Codegone, G., Festa, Andrea, Ogata, Kei, Pini, GIAN ANDREA, Dilek, Yildirim, Codegone, Giulia, and Geology and Geochemistry
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geology ,Mesoscale meteorology ,Olistostrome ,mass-transport complexes ,Induced seismicity ,olistostromes, sedimentary mélanges, mass-transport complexes, ancient and modern accretionary wedges, Northern Apennines ,Paleontology ,sedimentary melanges ,mass-transport complexe ,SDG 14 - Life Below Water ,olistostromes ,sedimentary mélanges ,ancient and modern accretionary wedge ,olistostrome ,Front (oceanography) ,Submarine ,Debris ,Northern Apennine ,Accretionary complex ,ancient and modern accretionary wedges ,Northern Apennines ,Sedimentary rock ,ancient and modern accretionary wedges, mass-transport complexes, Northern Apennines, olistostromes, sedimentary mélanges, geology ,Geology ,Seismology - Abstract
© 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis. In the Northern Apennines of Italy, mud-rich olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) occur at different stratigraphic levels within the late Oligocene-early Miocene sedimentary record of episutural/wedge-top basins. They are widely distributed along the exhumed outer part of the Ligurian accretionary complex, atop the outer Apenninic prowedge, over an area about 300 km long and 10-15 km wide. Olistostromes represent excellent examples of ancient submarine mass-transport complexes (MTCs), consisting of stacked cohesive debris flows that can be directly compared to some of those observed in modern accretionary wedges. We describe the internal arrangement of olistostrome occurrences in the sector between Voghera and the Monferrato area, analysing their relationships with mesoscale liquefaction features, which are commonly difficult to observe in modern MTCs. Slope failures occurred in isolated sectors along the wedge front, where out-of-sequence thrusting, seismicity, and different pulses of overpressured tectonically induced fluid flows acted concomitantly. Referring to the Northern Apennines regional geology, we also point out a gradual lateral rejuvenation (from late Oligocene to early Miocene) toward the SE and an increasing size and thickness of the olistostromes along the strike of the frontal Apenninic prowedge. This suggests that morphological reshaping of the outer prowedge via mass-transport processes balanced, with different pulses over a short time span, the southeastward migration and segmentation of accretionary processes. The latter were probably favoured by the occurrence in the northwestern part of the Northern Apennines of major, inherited palaeogeographic features controlling the northward propagation of the prowedge. Detailed knowledge of olistostromes, as ancient examples of MTCs related to syn-sedimentary tectonics and shale diapirism, and of their lateral variations in term of age and size, provides useful information in regard to better understanding of both the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Apenninic prowedge and the submarine slope failures in modern accretionary wedges.
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- 2015
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