XXIII Reunión de la Comisión de Tectónica de la Sociedad Geológica de España Sociedad Geológica de España Geological Field Trip Guide Book From Alpine syn-orogenic deformation to late-orogenic clockwise rotations in the Calabria-Peloritani Arc: a geological journay from Alì to Taormina-Mongiuffi-Roccafiorita (Sicily, Southern Italy) Roberta Somma (1) and Ivan Martin-Rojas (2) (1) Dip. di Scienze degli Alimenti e dell‘Ambiente ―Prof. G. Stagno d‘Alcontres‖ Università di Messina, Via Ferdinando Stagno d‘Alcontres – 98166 S. Agata di Messina (Messina), Italy Tel.: 0039-090-6765493 – Fax: 0039-090-6765436 – Email:
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[email protected] Alì city council (Messina, Italy) June 23-26 2011 1 INDEX . Abstract pg. 02 . Introduction and main topics of the geological field trip pg. 03 . The Calabria-Peloritani Arc in the context of the western peri-Mediterranean Alpine Chains pg. 04 . Geological and structural setting of the tectonic units analysed during Itinerary A and stop description pg. 14 . Geological and structural setting of the tectonic units analysed during Itinerary B and stop description pg. 30 . Concluding discussion: structural styles, deformation timing, geodynamic evolution, and open questions pg. 46 . References pg. 55 ABSTRACT The present geological field book is edited on occasion of the XXIII Reunión de la Comisión de Tectónica de la Sociedad Geológica de España (June 23rd-26th 2011) held in the province of Messina (NE Sicily, southern Italy). This field book accompanies a trip in the Internal Units of the Peloritani Mountains of the Calabria-Peloritani Arc (NE Sicily).