Fig. 6
Map of average SKS (black lines) (modified after Qorbani et al. 2015b) and extension direction (red arrows: orogen-parallel extension; blue arrows: orogen-perpendicular extension) showing the correlation between these two sets of data. The overall Neogene geodynamic state of the Alps is plotted with coloured large arrows around the bend of the belt, including propagation of thrusting in the outer zones, North and West of the orogen, rotations of the Adriatic indenter, and opening of the Ligurian sea (see Sue et al. 2007 for further details)