The Tethyan and Tyrrhenian margin record of the Central Apennines: a guide with insights from stratigraphy, tectonics, and hydrogeology

Cardello, Giovanni Luca; Tomassetti, Laura; Cornacchia, Irene; Mancini, Alessandro; Mancini, Marco; Mazzini, Ilaria; Rusciadelli, Giovanni; Capezzuoli, Enrico; Lorenzi, Valeria; Petitta, Marco; Cavinato, Gian Paolo; Girotti, Odoardo; Brandano, Marco

doi:10.3301/gft.2022.05

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“…It is characterised by a main eastward vergence and a classical foreland-ward propagation of thrust faults. The compressional phase was followed by the Tyrrhenian back-arc extension [ [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] ]. Due to the slab retreat of the Adriatic plate, the central Apennines have moved eastward to the European plate since Oligocene period [ 46 , 51 , 53 , 54 ].…”

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Tracking flowpaths in a complex karst system through tracer test and hydrogeochemical monitoring: Implications for groundwater protection (Gran Sasso, Italy)

Lorenzi,

Banzato,

Barberio

et al. 2024

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Tracking flowpaths in a complex karst system through tracer test and hydrogeochemical monitoring: Implications for groundwater protection (Gran Sasso, Italy)

Lorenzi,

Banzato,

Barberio

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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“…The Acque Albule Basin (Fig. 3C) is located 30 km east of Rome (Faccenna et al, 2008;Mancini et al, 2017Mancini et al, , 2021Scalera et al, 2021;Cardello et al, 2022). The basin is bounded by the Neogene Appenine fold and thrust belt to the north and to the east (i.e., Cornicolani-Lucretili and Tiburtini Mts.…”

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Travertine depositional systems of Central Italy: Rapolano Terme and the Acque Albule Basin. An overview of geometries and lithofacies associations of the depositional setting

Mancini,

Capezzuoli

2024

GFT

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Central western Italy is famous for the occurrence of several Quaternary travertine depositional systems. Travertine deposition in this area is controlled by the degassing of CO 2 -charged groundwater, circulating in deep carbonate-evaporitic reservoirs and associated to recent magmatic and tectonic activity. This guide provides the opportunity to recognise the different geometries and the lithofacies associations of travertine depositional system of central Italy. In order to provide a complete view of travertine depositional environment-lithofacies associations and the dimension of the depositional system, the Rapolano Terme area and the Acque Albule Basin field examples were selected and described in different field stops. The field trip could be performed in two days. The guide is organised into five different parts: an overview of continental carbonate deposits and a general geological setting of the Northern-Central Apennines, followed by the geological setting of the two selected areas. The chapter dedicated to the stop is organised in a brief overview of the depositional systems, followed by the location of the field stops. The conclusion chapter provides, finally, a brief explanation and the position of the stops respect to the travertine depositional system observed.

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“…The Acque Albule Basin represents the eastern part of the Roman Basin, bounded to the north and east by the Neogene Apennine fold and thrust belt (i.e., Cornicolani-Lucretili-Tiburtini Mountains), by the Aniene River and Pleistocene Colli Albani volcanic complex to the south, and by the Tiber River valley to the west 10.3389/feart.2024.1355693 (Figure 1A). The extensional tectonic activity that occurred during the Pliocene-Quaternary interval controls the basin's evolution (Conato et al, 1980;Faccenna et al, 2008;De Filippis et al, 2013;Della Porta et al, 2017b;Cardello et al, 2022). The eastern side of the Apennine belt is characterized by Meso-Cenozoic carbonate rocks that form thrust sheets with a piggy-back sequence from the Late Miocene to the Pliocene epochs, while the western side is influenced by extensional tectonic activity occurring from the Middle Miocene to the Pliocene and related to the opening of the back-arc basin (Tyrrhenian Sea) (Funiciello et al, 1976;Chiodini et al, 2004;Acocella and Funiciello, 2006;Rossetti et al, 2007;Mancini et al, 2014).…”

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Using stable isotopes in deciphering climate changes from travertine deposits: the case of the Lapis Tiburtinus succession (Acque Albule Basin, Tivoli, Central Italy)

Mancini,

Cornacchia,

Lamal

et al. 2024

Front. Earth Sci.

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Quaternary stable isotope records of marine and lacustrine carbonate deposits as well as speleothems were extensively studied to reconstruct global and regional climatic evolution. This study demonstrates how stable isotope records of travertine provide fundamental information about climate and the consequences of its evolution on groundwater level fluctuations. The deposition of the Lapis Tiburtinus travertine succession occurred during the Late Pleistocene (150–30 ka), coeval with the last activity of the Colli Albani volcanic complex. Two boreholes (Sn1 and Sn2) were drilled into the Acque Albule Basin (23 km E of Rome), crossing the entire Lapis Tiburtinus succession. The Sn1 borehole in the central part of the basin crosscuts a travertine succession of 62.1 m in thickness, while the Sn2 borehole in the southern part of the basin is characterized by a travertine succession 36.3 m in thickness. Carbon and oxygen stable isotope ratios were analysed on 118 samples (59 samples both for Sn1 and Sn2 boreholes) representative of the entire Lapis Tiburtinus travertine succession crossed by the boreholes. Values, measured and correlated in the two drilled boreholes, permitted determination of the sensitivity of the travertine depositional system to glacial and interglacial cycles, unravelling the complex oxygen and carbon cycle dynamic recorded in such sedimentary succession. Moreover, the results obtained correlated with available pollen curves of the Mediterranean area (from the Castiglione crater, 25 km E of Rome). Regional and global oxygen isotope continental and marine curves, calibrated with the stratigraphy of the Acque Albule Basin, and available U/Th dating allow the identification of at least three phases of the last interglacial (Marine Isotope Stage 5-MIS5). The carbon isotope record, compared with CO2 flux reconstructed and associated with the volcanic activity of the Colli Albani volcanic complex, instead shows an influence from groundwater level changes. In particular, positive shifts that occurred during arid phases are associated with a lower groundwater level and increased CO2 degassing, inducing a major fractionation effect on carbon isotopes. Instead, the negative shifts occurring during more humid periods indicate the inhibition of CO2 degassing and increase in pressure, attesting to a rise in groundwater level. In this view, travertine deposits, frequently studied to define the tectonic setting and activity of the area where they develop, can thus also be used as a tool to understand climate changes and groundwater variations apparent in their stable oxygen and carbon isotope signature.

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The Tethyan and Tyrrhenian margin record of the Central Apennines: a guide with insights from stratigraphy, tectonics, and hydrogeology

Cited by 5 publications

References 112 publications

Tracking flowpaths in a complex karst system through tracer test and hydrogeochemical monitoring: Implications for groundwater protection (Gran Sasso, Italy)

Tracking flowpaths in a complex karst system through tracer test and hydrogeochemical monitoring: Implications for groundwater protection (Gran Sasso, Italy)

Travertine depositional systems of Central Italy: Rapolano Terme and the Acque Albule Basin. An overview of geometries and lithofacies associations of the depositional setting

Using stable isotopes in deciphering climate changes from travertine deposits: the case of the Lapis Tiburtinus succession (Acque Albule Basin, Tivoli, Central Italy)

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