Characteristics structures of the mélange zones in the Ukrainian Carpathians

• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Hnylko, O., Murovskaya, A., Bohdanova, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: S. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the NAS of Ukraine 2023
• Subjects: tectonic mélange; Outer Ukrainian Carpathians; Pieniny Klippen Belt; Marmarosh Klippen zone; stress field
• Online Access: https://journals.uran.ua/geofizicheskiy/article/view/293308
• Journal Title: Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal

Mélange is characterized by the block-in-matrix fabric in which rigid blocks of different sizes, lithologies, and ages are distributed in a ductile matrix. Though mélange is a significant component of orogenic belts, in the Ukrainian Carpathians, mélanges of tectonic origin have not been reported. W...