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Faults, Block Rotations and the Origin of the Orava Basin in the Western Part of the Polisn Outer Carpathians

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The dominant tectonic phase that affected the outer Carpathian was a Miocene tectonic phase. The Miocene tectonic movement took place during the collision between the overriding Alcapa plate and the North European plate (Cieszkowski, 2003). The boundary between these plates is the Pieniny Klippen Belt. As a result of the intense Neogene orogeny the sediments filling the outer Carpathian basins were folded and detached from their substrate and several uprooted nappes were created that reflect the original configuration of the basins. During folding and thrusting the main nappes have been partially differentiated and subdivided to smaller tectonic units. Outer Carpathian nappes, ...

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