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Courgeon, Simon; Bachelery, Patrick; Jouet, Gwenael; Jorry, Stephan; Bou, Esther; Boudagher-fadel, Marcelle K.; Revillon, Sidonie; Camoin, Gilbert; Poli, Emmanuelle. |
The offshore branch of the East African Rift System (EARS) has developed during late Cenozoic time along the eastern Africa continental margin. While Neogene–Pleistocene extensional tectonic deformation has been evidenced along the northern segment of the Davie Ridge, the spatial extent of deformation further south remains poorly documented. Based on recent and various oceanographic data sets (bathymetric surveys, dredge samples and seismic profiles), our study highlights active normal faulting, modern east–west extensional tectonic deformation and Late Cenozoic alkaline volcanism at the Sakalaves Seamounts (18°S, Davie Ridge) that seem tightly linked to the offshore EARS development. In parallel, rift‐related tectonic subsidence appears responsible for... |
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Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00452/56344/57934.pdf |
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