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From: The Maira-Sampeyre and Val Grana Allochthons (south Western Alps): review and new data on the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Briançonnais distal margin

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a Sketch tectonic map of the Western Alps with location of the studied Maira-Sampeyre and Grana Allochthons (MGA), after Schmid et al. (2017), modified, with traces of the seismic profiles ECORS-CROP, NFP20-W and CIFALPS. Outline of the geophysical Ivrea body after Ceriani et al. (2001). Eclogite domain boundary after Malusà et al. (2011). Ac: Acceglio village; Alp Mar: Alpes maritimes; Arg: Argentera-Mercantour; A-C: Arnasco-Castelbianco; Amb: Ambin; Ar: Arvieux; Bel: Belledonne; Can: Canavese Line Ch: Chaberton-Grande Hoche; DB: Dent Blanche; DM: Dora-Maira; Em-Ub: Embrunais-Ubaye; G: Gondran; GM: Grande Motte; GP: Gran Paradiso; IL: Insubric (Peri-Adriatic) Line; MH: Monferrato Hills; MR: Monte Rosa; Mrg: Marguareis; Mt Bl: Mont Blanc; NB: Nappe de la Brèche; Pel: Pelvoux; PF: Penninic Front; R: Rochebrune; RB: Roc del Bouchet; RC: Roche des Clots and Péouvou units; SVL: Sestri-Voltaggio Line; TH: Torino Hills; Vi, Viso; Z: Zermatt. b Restoration of the Alpine domain in cross-section before plate convergence, after Manzotti et al. (2014) and Ballèvre et al. (2020). c Sketch lithospheric-scale cross-section along the CIFALPS transect, after Malusà et al. (2021), modified after Michard et al. (2004), Schmid et al. (2017), Ballèvre et al. (2020). Acronyms as above with Br: Briançonnais; SL: Schistes lustrés

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