Crustal-Scale Thrust Complex in the Rhodope Massif

The integration of microstructures and crystallographic fabrics of naturally deformed rocks into regional deformation studies helps characterize the mechanisms and tectonic models involved in orogenesis. For this reason, a considerable effort has been made in recent years to develop techniques for assessing the kinematics of deformation events, in particular those associated with ductile deformation at deep levels in the continental crust (Burg et al., 1981; Platt and Behrmann, 1986; Hanmer and Passchier, 1991).