The Apennines: Tectonics, Sedimentation, and Magmatism from the Palaeozoic to the Present

The Apennine orogenic system is a natural laboratory for multidisciplinary and integrated studies. The evolution of the Apennines is framed by the fragmentation of Pangea and the development of the Tyrrhenian Basin. Thus, the Apennines have carried this memory from the Permian and Triassic–Early Jurassic rifting, to the Oligocene–Miocene collision, and finally to the Miocene–Present, during which extension and compression have progressively migrated eastwards. Magmatism, hydrothermalism, and sedimentation in the Apennines have accordingly evolved in time and space. In this Special Issue, we aim to discuss: (a) the development of deformation and metamorphism in different tectonic environments, from the rifting stage to the subduction, exhumation, and late-orogenic stages; (b) the evolution of sedimentation, from the Permian to the Present, and its relation to tectonics; (c) the Meso-Cenozoic carbonate platform/basin systems, their evolution, and their role in the Apennine orogeny; (d) the thermochronological evolution of sedimentary units and the dating of deformation episodes through geochemical techniques; (e) magmatism in space and through time, and its connection to geodynamic evolution, from the mountain chain to the Tyrrhenian Basin; (f) processes forming geological resources, from oil to ore deposits and geothermal fields; (g) recent tectonics, as reconstructed through seismological and paleo-seismological studies; and (h) the crustal structure, as derived by geophysical methods and their interpretation. The overall aim of this Special Issue is to present a collection of studies that highlights a multiscale and multidisciplinary approach to improving our knowledge of the Apennines.