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Distribution of joints in the hinge-line culmination of foreland-verging overturned anticlines: an example from the Montagna dei Fiori structure in the Central Apennines of Italy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2019

Mirko Francioni Open the ORCID record for Mirko Francioni [Opens in a new window] ,
Paolo Pace Open the ORCID record for Paolo Pace [Opens in a new window] ,
Milena Vitulli ,
Nicola Sciarra  and
Fernando Calamita
Mirko Francioni*
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti Scalo, Chieti 66013, Italy
Paolo Pace
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti Scalo, Chieti 66013, Italy G.E.Plan Consulting, Petroleum Geosciences, Via Ludovico Ariosto 58, Ferrara 44121, Italy
Milena Vitulli
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti Scalo, Chieti 66013, Italy
Nicola Sciarra
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti Scalo, Chieti 66013, Italy
Fernando Calamita
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti Scalo, Chieti 66013, Italy
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Author for correspondence: Mirko Francioni, Email: mirko.francioni@unich.it
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Abstract

The distribution of joints, veins and shear fractures in the Montagna dei Fiori overturned anticline is here reported. Two joint sets, longitudinal and transverse to the NNW–SSE anticline axial trend, and a conjugate system of shear fractures, are recognized. The transverse and longitudinal joint sets have a pre-folding development likely related to the foreland/foredeep flexure. The transverse joints were reopened during layer-parallel shortening along with the development of the shear fractures. Then, during syn-folding outer-arc extension and hinge-line culmination fold-axial parallel extension, both the longitudinal and transverse joints were enhanced and reactivated, respectively.

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Central Apenninesforeland-verging overturned anticlinefracture networksjoint distribution
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Geological Magazine , Volume 156 , Issue 8 , August 2019 , pp. 1445 - 1454
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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