Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system

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back-arc basin system geological structure tectonic region

The Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system is a tectonically active region in the western Mediterranean characterized by seafloor spreading, extensional processes, and associated volcanic activity behind the Apennine subduction zone.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Apennine subduction system 1
Mediterranean back-arc basins 1
Southern Tyrrhenian back-arc basin 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf back-arc basin system ⓘ
geological structure ⓘ
tectonic region ⓘ
activeDuring Quaternary ⓘ
associatedProcess arc migration ⓘ
lithospheric stretching ⓘ
mantle upwelling ⓘ
associatedWith Apennine subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
boundedBy Apennine orogenic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calabrian arc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corsica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy crustal thinning ⓘ
extensional tectonics ⓘ
normal faulting ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ
contains Aeolian volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Campanian volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marsili Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marsili Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vavilov Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vavilov Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ
submarine volcanic centers ⓘ
drivenBy rollback of the Apennine subduction zone ⓘ
slab retreat ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenozoic ⓘ
hasCrustType oceanic crust in central basins ⓘ
thinned continental crust at margins ⓘ
linkedTo Apennine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calabrian subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
western Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedWestOf Apennine subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
magmatismType alkaline ⓘ
calc-alkaline ⓘ
shoshonitic ⓘ
mainPhaseOfOpening Neogene ⓘ
partOf Mediterranean back-arc domain NERFINISHED ⓘ
shows active seismicity ⓘ
high heat flow ⓘ
magmatic differentiation ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline marine geology ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ
tectonicSetting back-arc extension ⓘ
convergent margin ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marsili Basin → partOf → Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system ⓘ
Marsili Seamount → partOf → Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Tyrrhenian back-arc basin
Vavilov Seamount → partOf → Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrrhenian back-arc basin
Vavilov Seamount → geologicalProvince → Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean back-arc basins
Vavilov Seamount → associatedWith → Tyrrhenian back-arc basin system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apennine subduction system