The succession of the Val Marecchia Nappe (Northern Apennines, Italy) in the light of new field and biostratigraphic data

Capoa, Paola de; D’Errico, Marco; Staso, Angelida Di; Perrone, Vincenzo; Perrotta, Sonia; Tiberi, Valentina

doi:10.1007/s00015-015-0177-0

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“…and the Pliocene deposits (Argille Azzurre Fm., Figure 3). The Ligurian Unit formations span in age from Early Cretaceous to Middle Eocene for the Marecchia Valley area (part of these units are ascribed to a more external domain by Perrone, De Capoa, & Cesarini, 1998and by De Capoa et al, 2015.…”

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Geology of the ‘Coltre della Val Marecchia’ (Romagna-Marche Northern Apennines, Italy)

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A detailed geological map at 1:50,000 scale of the Marecchia Valley and adjoining areas\ud (Northern Apennines, NA, Italy) is presented here. The Marecchia Valley represents a\ud geological ‘unicum’ for the NA and it has been the focus of scientific debate for a long time,\ud due to the occurrence in the area of the ‘Coltre della Val Marecchia (CVM)’, a complex stack\ud of allochthonous and semi-allochthonous units emplaced in a foredeep basin during the Late\ud Miocene to Early Pliocene. In order to clarify the geological evolution for this area, the\ud lithostratigraphic relationships and the tectonic framework have been studied, allowing\ud better understanding of the complex relationships between tectonics and sedimentation.\ud The main result has been a new evolutionary framework for this sector of the orogen during\ud the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene. Several new findings about the geological-structural setting\ud and stratigraphy, result from the geological map presented here. These are overall supported\ud by stratigraphic and tectonic evidence, which suggest time and modes of the CVM\ud allochthonous emplacement within the Messinian-early Pliocene foredeep successions.\ud Relationships between the allochthonous and autochthonous formations allowed recognition\ud of two different bodies in the CVM, gravitationally emplaced following different trajectories\ud and timing

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Geology of the ‘Coltre della Val Marecchia’ (Romagna-Marche Northern Apennines, Italy)

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The Historic Centre of Urbino, UNESCO World Heritage (Marche Region, Italy): an Urban-Geological Itinerary Across the Building and Ornamental Stones

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The local and extra-regional (national and transnational) stones mainly used as building and ornamental materials in the historic centre of Urbino (UNESCO World Heritage List) were unravelled through a detailed geological and petrographic study. The types of building stones used in the past for the development of an urban centre were mostly affected by the availability of suitable geomaterials in the surrounding areas. For this reason, the stones found in the historical buildings of Urbino generally come from the local sedimentary formations (mostly limestones) belonging to the Umbria–Marche–Romagna Succession Auct., which crops out in the Northern Marche Apennines. Only some ornamental highly prized stones used for monuments and decorations come from both extra-regional Italian areas (Alps, other sectors of the Northern Apennines) and foreign countries (France, Egypt). A brief description of the Northern Marche geology was also reported to exactly match the local provenance of the stones, so highlighting the relationship between the territory and the architecture of Urbino. Because of obvious conservation reasons, no samples were collected from buildings or monuments and only autoptic observations, together with a detailed historical and bibliographic research, were carried out to identify the different materials and the provenance areas. Besides the availability of the local sedimentary rocks, we emphasised how the choice of the building and ornamental stones could have been also influenced by the historic period and artistic style, aesthetic features, economic and social importance of the building and/or monument and the relationship to some distinguished personality (e.g., Pope Clemente XI). An open-air stone itinerary across significant places (10 stops and additional sites and monuments in the urban area) is finally proposed for the best fruition of the geological and cultural heritage of Urbino, also aimed at geotourism development.

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Geoheritage Assessment and Potential Geotouristic Enhancement in Mountain Environments: a Test-Site in the Northern Apennines (Italy)

Guerra

Lazzari²

2022

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This work proposes an integrated methodology to inventory and quantitatively assess the geosites located in a mountain context of northern Apennines. The geological and geomorphological heritage and the historical, cultural, and religious heritage produce a complex cultural landscape. Such a context is expressed sometimes through monumental examples and other times through hidden or invisible points of interest. In particular, the test area is located between the Emilia-Romagna and Toscana regions (high valley of Tiber, Senatello and Marecchia rivers), including part of three protected areas. The choice of these test sites has been addressed also considering that meaningful historical sites and cultural testimonies are widely present, in addition to the geological and geomorphological features. Amongst these sites, we have considered the Mt. Faggiola Castle ruins, where Dante was possibly hosted when exiled from Florence, the St. Francesco route from Rimini to La Verna, the Historical Park of the Gothic Line of Badia Tedalda and the background of one of the most iconic Leonardo da Vinci’s portraits, la Gioconda.

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The succession of the Val Marecchia Nappe (Northern Apennines, Italy) in the light of new field and biostratigraphic data

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Geology of the ‘Coltre della Val Marecchia’ (Romagna-Marche Northern Apennines, Italy)

Geology of the ‘Coltre della Val Marecchia’ (Romagna-Marche Northern Apennines, Italy)

The Historic Centre of Urbino, UNESCO World Heritage (Marche Region, Italy): an Urban-Geological Itinerary Across the Building and Ornamental Stones

Geoheritage Assessment and Potential Geotouristic Enhancement in Mountain Environments: a Test-Site in the Northern Apennines (Italy)

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