Adriatic plate

The mafic magmas from Emici and Roccamonfina volcanoes display variable abundances and ratios of incompatible elements as well as very distinct isotopic signatures. These were probably generated in a vertically zoned heterogeneous mantle source which was modified by two temporally and compositionally distinct metasomatic events. These episodes of mantle metasomatism may be related to subduction of the Adriatic plate beneath central Italy, followed by the arrival of new subduction-related material from the Ionian plate. 

Like the whole of the Classical Karst of Slovenia, the area investigated lies on the Adriatic sub-plate, a part of the African macroplate. The contact with the European continent lies about 80km to the north. During the last 2 Ma, changes in the motion of the Adriatic sub - plate have led to the establishment of several dextral strike - slip faults of Dinaric trend (i.e. southeast to northwest direction). As a reflection of its 12 km displacement and ongoing neotectonic activity, the Idria Fault is usually considered the... 

Regional Moment Tensor Review An Example from the European-Mediterranean Region, Fig. 6 Central map main tectonic features of the Mediterranean region. Red lines are the principal active tectonic structures (Barrier et al. 2005). In yellow, a sketch of the plate boundary between Africa and Eurasia. GS, Gibriltar Strait Al, Alboran Sea BB, Balearic Basin S, Sardinia Tyr, Tyrrhenian Sea AS, Adriatic Sea HeT, Hellenic... 

In Fig. 7, in three separated maps, all thrust (in red), strike-slip (in green), and extensional (in blue) focal mechanisms are shown these views help to study at larger scale the active tectonic styles. Thrust beach balls represent the compressive tectonic style and their distribution shows where the boundary between tectonic plates collides. This type of deformation occurs along a nearly continuous and narrow zone in Northern Africa, from Morocco to Northern Sicily, with two interruptions at the Gibraltar Strait (Fig. 6c) and south of Sardinia. Another continuous part of the tectonic boundary characterized by compressive features is along the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea, along Dinarides and Hellenides belts and partially around the Hellenic Trench. Other minor regions characterized by a compressive deformation are in the Northern Apeimines and around Cyprus Island. 

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