34 research outputs found

    Contrasting styles of (U)HP rock exhumation along the Cenozoic Adria-Europe plate boundary (Western Alps, Calabria, Corsica)

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    Since the first discovery of ultrahigh pressure (UHP) rocks 30 years ago in the Western Alps, the mechanisms for exhumation of (U)HP terranes worldwide are still debated. In the western Mediterranean, the presently accepted model of synconvergent exhumation (e.g., the channel-flow model) is in conflict with parts of the geologic record. We synthesize regional geologic data and present alternative exhumation mechanisms that consider the role of divergence within subduction zones. These mechanisms, i.e., (i) the motion of the upper plate away from the trench and (ii) the rollback of the lower plate, are discussed in detail with particular reference to the Cenozoic Adria-Europe plate boundary, and along three different transects (Western Alps, Calabria-Sardinia, and Corsica-Northern Apennines). In the Western Alps, (U)HP rocks were exhumed from the greatest depth at the rear of the accretionary wedge during motion of the upper plate away from the trench. Exhumation was extremely fast, and associated with very low geothermal gradients. In Calabria, HP rocks were exhumed from shallower depths and at lower rates during rollback of the Adriatic plate, with repeated exhumation pulses progressively younging toward the foreland. Both mechanisms were active to create boundary divergence along the Corsica-Northern Apennines transect, where European southeastward subduction was progressively replaced along strike by Adriatic northwestward subduction. The tectonic scenario depicted for the Western Alps trench during Eocene exhumation of (U)HP rocks correlates well with present-day eastern Papua New Guinea, which is presented as a modern analog of the Paleogene Adria-Europe plate boundary

    Mettre en Ɠuvre une dĂ©marche crĂ©ative et artistique avec des publics en exil : une mĂ©diation pour s'approprier la langue et faciliter l'entrĂ©e dans l'Ă©crit

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    Comment faciliter l’appropriation de la langue et l’entrĂ©e dans l’écrit des publics migrants, publics dont les parcours, les histoires et les cultures sont si divers ? Comment les aider Ă  trouver une place dans cette nouvelle identitĂ© et entrer en douceur dans le monde de l’écrit, clĂ© de voĂ»te de notre sociĂ©tĂ© ? Trois Ă©tablissements, trois terrains d’observation ou d’expĂ©rimentation pour chercher les rĂ©ponses, du collĂšge Ă  l’universitĂ© en passant par le lycĂ©e professionnel. Quels dispositifs sont mis en place, quelles pratiques pour rĂ©pondre Ă  cette urgence de l’intĂ©gration ? Les pratiques artistiques et l’écriture crĂ©ative, parce qu’elles mobilisent l’imaginaire, questionnent, dĂ©centrent, parce qu’elles font souvent appel au groupe, au collectif, parce qu’elles donnent Ă  chacun l’occasion d’exprimer sa singularitĂ©, parce qu’elles mettent en contact avec les Ă©motions, les Ɠuvres, parce qu’elles mobilisent des compĂ©tences multiples, redonnent confiance, proposent des outils pour se lire et s’écrire, offrent un espace de libertĂ© salutaire

    Roman: le mal-aimé des bibliothÚques ?: réflexion autour de son indexation et pratique de sa signalisation par genres à la BibliothÚque de la Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds

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    Constatant que la masse de romans ne cessait de s’accroĂźtre et que le catalogue ne fournissait plus de rĂ©ponse pertinente, les professionnels de la BibliothĂšque de la Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds ont pensĂ© qu’il serait intĂ©ressant de signaliser les ouvrages d’aprĂšs le genre auquel ils appartiennent. Pour atteindre cet objectif, il a d’abord fallu s’imprĂ©gner des rĂ©alitĂ©s de l’institution, connaĂźtre l’histoire du roman, s’intĂ©resser aux comportements des lecteurs, recenser les diffĂ©rents genres de roman et Ă©tudier ce qui se faisait ailleurs. Ensuite, les dĂ©cisions concernant la signalisation ont Ă©tĂ© prises. La signalisation des romans ne pouvant constituer le seul outil de recherche, il a fallu Ă©tudier l’indexation et le systĂšme informatique. Ce travail nous fait prendre conscience de l’état d’abandon dans lequel se trouve le roman dans les bibliothĂšques et nous fournit quelques rĂ©flexions quant aux solutions qui pourraient ĂȘtre apportĂ©es Ă  cette situation

    Glaucophane rocks, their chemical equivalents and related rocks in Northern Calabria (Southern Italy)

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    Testing the validity of organic and inorganic thermal indicators in different tectonic settings from continental subduction to collision: the case history of the Calabria–Lucania border (southern Apennines, Italy)

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    This paper investigates the applicability of organic and inorganic thermal parameters in a range of thermal conditions, from diagenesis to epizone, and in HP-LT settings within the framework of continental subduction and exhumation in the southern Apennines, where independent thermobarometric constraints are available. Two juxtaposed tectonic units, the HP-LT Lungro-Verbicaro Unit (in the hanging wall) and the non-metamorphic Pollino-Ciagola Unit (in the footwall) have been analysed. For the Lungro-Verbicaro Unit, clay mineral thermal parameters and vitrinite reflectance underestimate metamorphic conditions (constrained by petrology), suggesting that, in relatively HP units, these indicators are 'retarded' and strongly depend on P-T evolution through time. On the other hand, the K-white mica b cell dimension provides a robust estimate of peak pressure. Fluid inclusion textures indicate a fast isothermal decompression during exhumation. Twophase inclusions from early stage syntectonic veins were trapped after isothermal exhumation at a pressure of 0.3 GPa. For the Pollino-Ciagola Unit, the correlation of analysed parameters effectively unravels the thermal evolution, with maximum palaeotemperatures of c. 150°C. Apatite fission tracks provide details of the final stages of exhumation, indicating that both units were coherently exhumed in the Late Miocene, following the tectonic emplacement of the Lungro-Verbicaro Unit on top of the Pollino-Ciagola Unit. © 2010 Geological Society of London
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