Fig. 4From: Ivrea mantle wedge, arc of the Western Alps, and kinematic evolution of the Alps–Apennines orogenic systemThree generations of stretching lineations and associated senses of shear around the arc of the Western Alps. Red arrow: stage 1 top N transport; blue arrows: stage 2 top WNW transport; green: stage 3 top SW transport; arrow pairs reflect the variation of the measured lineations; see text for further details. Numbered areas of measurements and literature sources are as follows: area 1, Valaisan and Penninic Front (Loprieno et al. 2011); area 2, Zone Houillère of the Briançonnais Unit (Bucher et al. 2004); area 3, Subbriançonnais and Penninic Front (Ceriani et al. 2001; Ceriani and Schmid 2004); area 4, Penninic Front (top NW) and basal decollement of Cenozoic flysch of the Dauphinois (top SW) (Bürgisser and Ford 1998; Trullenque 2005; Trullenque et al. 2006); area 5, eclogite facies lineations (top N) and greenschist facies lineations (top SW) in M. Viso ophiolites (Philippot 1988, 1990); area 6, Latest Eocene “schistes è blocs” at the base of the Embrunais-Ubaye nappes (Trullenque 2005); area 7, Penninic Front N of the Argentera massif (Trullenque 2005); area 7, thrust transport constraints from the Dauphinois of the Digne thrust system (Lickorish and Ford 1998; Ford et al. 2006)Back to article page