Geothermics of the Apenninic subduction

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P. Harabaglia
F. Mongelli
G. Zito

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The subduction of the Adriatic microplate is analysed from a geothermal point of view. In particular four main geodynamic units are distinguished: foreland, foredeep and slab, accretionary prism, and back-arc basin. Each of them is examined from a geothermal point of view and the related open question are discussed. The most relevant results are the determination of the undisturbed geothermal gradient in the aquifer of the foreland; the discovery of a « hot » accretionary prism; and a new model of instantaneous extension of the back-arc basins. The main conclusion is that geothermal data are consistent with a westward dipping subduction that migrated eastward producing a sequence of several episodes at the surface.

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Harabaglia P, Mongelli F, Zito G. Geothermics of the Apenninic subduction. Ann. Geophys. [Internet]. 1997Nov.25 [cited 2023Dec.3];40(5). Available from: https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3869
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