Non-fuel marine minerals are reviewed from the perspective of resources and their value as active analogs that can advance understanding of types of ancient ore deposits that formed in marine settings. The theory of plate tectonics is the largest influence in expanding our vision ofmarineminerals and in developing our understanding of geologic controls ofmineralization in space and time. Prior ...

Tectonic processes which led to the generation of the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, and the Pannonian basin are still on work. In particular they affect the transition zone from the European platform over the Eastern Alps to the Pannonian basin. GPS network solutions confirm the ongoing lateral extrusion of East Alpine crustal blocks directed to the Pannonian basin. Earthquakes and neo-tectonic...