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| Provedor de dados: |
ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
The crustal structure of the north-eastern Gulf of Aden continental margin: insights from wide-angle seismic data
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| Autores: |
Watremez, Louise
Leroy, Sylvie
Rouzo, Stephane
D'Acremont, E.
Unternehr, P.
Ebinger, C.
Lucazeau, F.
Al-lazki, A.
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| Data: |
2011-02
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Controlled source seismology
Continental margins: divergent
Crustal structure
Indian Ocean
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| Resumo: |
P>The wide-angle seismic (WAS) and gravity data of the Encens survey allow us to determine the deep crustal structure of the north-eastern Gulf of Aden non-volcanic passive margin. The Gulf of Aden is a young oceanic basin that began to open at least 17.6 Ma ago. Its current geometry shows first- and second-order segmentation: our study focusses on the Ashawq-Salalah second-order segment, between Alula-Fartak and Socotra-Hadbeen fracture zones. Modelling of the WAS and gravity data (three profiles across and three along the margin) gives insights into the first- and second-order structures. (1) Continental thinning is abrupt (15-20 km thinning across 50-100 km distance). It is accommodated by several tilted blocks. (2) The ocean-continent transition (OCT) is narrow (15 km wide). The velocity modelling provides indications on its geometry: oceanic-type upper-crust (4.5 km s-1) and continental-type lower crust (> 6.5 km s-1). (3) The thickness of the oceanic crust decreases from West (10 km) to the East (5.5 km). This pattern is probably linked to a variation of magma supply along the nascent slow-spreading ridge axis. (4) A 5 km thick intermediate velocity body (7.6 to 7.8 km s-1) exists at the crust-mantle interface below the thinned margin, the OCT and the oceanic crust. We interpret it as an underplated mafic body, or partly intruded mafic material emplaced during a 'post-rift' event, according to the presence of a young volcano evidenced by heat-flow measurement (Encens-Flux survey) and multichannel seismic reflection (Encens survey). We propose that the non-volcanic passive margin is affected by post-rift volcanism suggesting that post-rift melting anomalies may influence the late evolution of non-volcanic passive margins.
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Text
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00200/31102/29507.pdf
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04881.x
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| Editor: |
Wiley-blackwell
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| Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00200/31102/
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Geophysical Journal International (0956-540X) (Wiley-blackwell), 2011-02 , Vol. 184 , N. 2 , P. 575-594
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| Direitos: |
2010 The Authors Geophysical Journal International, 2010 RAS
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