The Rio Magno Unit (eastern Corsica) represents an Apenninic-type ophiolitic unit, quite similar to the Internal Ligurides; its ophiolitic sequence includes N-MORB basalts, Early Cretaceous Palombini-bearing limestones, and mid-Cretaceous flysch, and it is not affected by HP-LT alpine metamorphism. These features further support the hypothesis of close geodynamic relationships between the Corsican and Northern Apenninic ophiolites. We suggest that, in the Jurassic Piedmont-Ligurian oceanic basin, the Rio Magno and Internal Ligurides ophiolitic sequences represent a continuous, internal, oceanic paleo-domain. Subsequently, during the Late Cretaceous-Late Eocene, they underwent a similar orogenic evolution, escaping deep involvement during the subduction beneath the European continental margin.

The Rio Magno Unit (Alpine Corsica): a review of its structural, stratigraphical and geochemical features and their geodynamic implications

SACCANI, Emilio;
2002

Abstract

The Rio Magno Unit (eastern Corsica) represents an Apenninic-type ophiolitic unit, quite similar to the Internal Ligurides; its ophiolitic sequence includes N-MORB basalts, Early Cretaceous Palombini-bearing limestones, and mid-Cretaceous flysch, and it is not affected by HP-LT alpine metamorphism. These features further support the hypothesis of close geodynamic relationships between the Corsican and Northern Apenninic ophiolites. We suggest that, in the Jurassic Piedmont-Ligurian oceanic basin, the Rio Magno and Internal Ligurides ophiolitic sequences represent a continuous, internal, oceanic paleo-domain. Subsequently, during the Late Cretaceous-Late Eocene, they underwent a similar orogenic evolution, escaping deep involvement during the subduction beneath the European continental margin.
2002
Padoa, E.; Saccani, Emilio; DURAND DELGA, M.
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