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Dominique Frizon de Lamotte

Dominique Frizon de Lamotte

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Overview

Dominique Frizon de Lamotte is affiliated with CY Cergy Paris University in France and focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Geology, Archeology, Surgery, and Geochemistry and Petrology, with a particular emphasis on geological and geophysical investigations.

The scientist's work addresses multiple research topics such as:

  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis

Dominique Frizon de Lamotte has published extensively with a total of 31 works in their main field. Publication venues frequently include:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Journal of Petroleum Geology
  • The Journal of Geology
  • Geosciences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist cover structural geology and tectonics in various geographic contexts:

  • STRUCTURAL STYLE AND TIMING OF NW-SE TRENDING ZAGROS FOLDS IN SW IRAN: INTERACTION WITH NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING ARABIAN FOLDS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PETROLEUM GEOLOGY, 2023, Journal of Petroleum Geology
  • The structure of the Central-Eastern External Rif (Morocco); Poly-phased deformation and role of the under-thrusting of the North-West African paleo-margin, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Polyphased mesozoic rifting from the Atlas to the north-west Africa paleomargin, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Lower Jurassic Mafic Rock Suites in the External Rif Belt, and Chemical Geodynamics of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) in Northwest Morocco, 2021, The Journal of Geology
  • Validating Structural Styles in the Flysch Basin Northern Rif (Morocco) by Means of Thermal Modeling, 2020, Geosciences

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Geoffroy Mohn
  • Oriol Gimeno-Vives
  • Faouziya Haissen
  • Rémi Leprêtre
  • Achraf Atouabat

In addition to journal articles, Dominique Frizon de Lamotte has contributed to book publications. One notable title is Geological objects and structures in 3D: Observation, interpretation and building of 3D models, published in 2020 by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Best Publications

  • The two main steps of the Atlas building and geodynamics of the western Mediterranean

    Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Bertrand Saint Bezar;Rabah Bracène;Eric Mercier

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertical movements in the Atlas system (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia): An overview

    Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Pascale Leturmy;Yves Missenard;Sami Khomsi

  • Central Zagros fold‐thrust belt (Iran): New insights from seismic data, field observation, and sandbox modeling

    S. Sherkati;J. Letouzey;D. Frizon de Lamotte

  • The southernmost margin of the Tethys realm during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic: Initial geometry and timing of the inversion processes

    Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Camille Raulin;Nicolas Mouchot;Jean-Christophe Wrobel-Daveau

  • Continental Evolution: The Geology of Morocco

    André Michard;Omar Saddiqi;Ahmed Chalouan;Dominique Frizon De Lamotte

  • Detachment folding in the Central and Eastern Zagros fold-belt (Iran): salt mobility, multiple detachments and late basement control

    Shahram Sherkati;Shahram Sherkati;Matteo Molinaro;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Jean Letouzey

  • The structure and kinematics of the southeastern Zagros fold‐thrust belt, Iran: From thin‐skinned to thick‐skinned tectonics

    M. Molinaro;P. Leturmy;J.-C. Guezou;D. Frizon de Lamotte

  • The eastern termination of the Zagros Fold-and-Thrust Belt, Iran: Structures, evolution, and relationships between salt plugs, folding, and faulting

    Salman Jahani;Salman Jahani;Jean Paul Callot;Jean Letouzey;Dominique Frizon De Lamotte

  • Crustal versus asthenospheric origin of relief of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco

    Yves Missenard;Hermann Zeyen;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Pascale Leturmy

  • Style of rifting and the stages of Pangea breakup

    Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Brendan Fourdan;Sophie Leleu;François Leparmentier

  • The Atlas System

    D. Frizon de Lamotte;M. Zizi;Y. Missenard;M. Hafid

  • The Rif Belt

    A. Chalouan;A. Michard;Kh. El Kadiri;F. Negro

  • The origin of intraplate deformation in the Atlas system of western and central Algeria: from Jurassic rifting to Cenozoic Quaternary inversion

    Rabah Bracène;Rabah Bracène;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte

  • Tectonic styles in the Marrakesh High Atlas (Morocco): The role of heritage and mechanical stratigraphy

    Yves Missenard;Zouhair Taki;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Mohamed Benammi

  • Magnetic fabric as a structural indicator of the deformation path within a fold-thrust structure: a test case from the Corbières (NE Pyrenees, France)

    Olivier Averbuch;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Catherine Kissel

  • The origin of changes in structural style across the Bandar Abbas syntaxis, SE Zagros (Iran)

    M Molinaro;J.C Guezou;P Leturmy;S.A Eshraghi

  • Geometry and kinematics of the South Atlas Front, Algeria and Tunisia

    Fatima Outtani;Belkacem Addoum;Belkacem Addoum;Eric Mercier;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte

  • The Salt Diapirs of the Eastern Fars Province (Zagros, Iran): A Brief Outline of their Past and Present

    Salman Jahani;Salman Jahani;Jean-Paul Callot;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Jean Letouzey

  • The Tell-Rif orogenic system (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and the structural heritage of the southern Tethys margin

    Rémi Leprêtre;Rémi Leprêtre;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Violaine Combier;Oriol Gimeno-Vives

  • An overview of the Late Cretaceous–Eocene positive inversions and Oligo-Miocene subsidence events in the foreland of the Tunisian Atlas: Structural style and implications for the tectonic agenda of the Maghrebian Atlas system

    Sami Khomsi;Mohamed Ghazi Ben Jemia;Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Chokri Maherssi

  • Magnetic fabric and petrographic investigation of hematite-bearing sandstones within ramp-related folds : Examples from the South Atlas Front (Morocco)

    B. Saint-Bezar;R.L. Hebert;C. Aubourg;P. Robion

Frequent Co-Authors

Omar Saddiqi
Omar Saddiqi University of Hassan II Casablanca
André Michard
André Michard University of Paris-Saclay
Catherine Kissel
Catherine Kissel Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Charles Aubourg
Charles Aubourg Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Paul Callot
Jean-Paul Callot University of Pau and the Adour Region
Laurent Jolivet
Laurent Jolivet Sorbonne University
Nicolas Chamot-Rooke
Nicolas Chamot-Rooke École Normale Supérieure
Eduard Roca
Eduard Roca University of Barcelona
François Guillocheau
François Guillocheau University of Rennes
Francesco Salvini
Francesco Salvini Roma Tre University

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