Evidences of recent strike-slip tectonics in the Palermo Mts. (NW Sicily)
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Preliminary mesostructural results of two Late Pleistocene mammal continental deposits outcropping near Terrasini (Palermo Mts., NW Sicilian coastal area) point out the presence of recent brittle deformation, represented by strike-slip fault sheaves, mostly producing mesoscopic positive flower structures. Mesostructural data indicate the presence of dextral NW-SE to E-W trending transcurrent systems, with associated minor order strike-slip and reverse systems variously trending. This results may indicate that the NW Sicily peri-Tyrrhenian areas are affected by a very recent deformation, probably connected to the Tyrrhenian Basin dynamics.
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