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Patriat, Martin; Collot, Julien; Danyushevsky, L.; Fabre, M.; Meffre, S.; Falloon, T.; Rouillard, P.; Pelletier, B.; Roach, M.; Fournier, M.. |
New geophysical data acquired during three expeditions of the R/V Southern Surveyor in the southern part of the North Fiji Basin allow us to characterize the deformation of the upper plate at the southern termination of the New Hebrides subduction zone, where it bends eastward along the Hunter Ridge. Unlike the northern end of the Tonga subduction zone, on the other side of the North Fiji Basin, the 90° bend does not correspond to the transition from a subduction zone to a transform fault, but it is due to the progressive retreat of the New Hebrides trench. The subduction trench retreat is accommodated in the upper plate by the migration toward the southwest of the New Hebrides arc and toward the south of the Hunter Ridge, so that the direction of... |
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Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00280/39110/37663.pdf |
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Monnin, C.; Chavagnac, V.; Boulart, C.; Menez, B.; Gerard, M.; Gerard, E.; Pisapia, C.; Quemeneur, M.; Erauso, G.; Postec, A.; Guentas-dombrowski, L.; Payri, C.; Pelletier, B.. |
The terrestrial hyperalkaline springs of Prony Bay (southern lagoon, New Caledonia) have been known since the nineteenth century, but a recent high-resolution bathymetric survey of the seafloor has revealed the existence of numerous submarine structures similar to the well-known Aiguille de Prony, which are also the location of high-pH fluid discharge into the lagoon. During the HYDROPRONY cruise (28 October to 13 November 2011), samples of waters, gases and concretions were collected by scuba divers at underwater vents. Four of these sampling sites are located in Prony Bay at depths up to 50 m. One (Bain des Japonais spring) is also in Prony Bay but uncovered at low tide and another (Rivière des Kaoris spring) is on land slightly above the seawater level... |
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Ano: 2014 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00240/35142/33656.pdf |
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Collot, Julien; Patriat, Martin; Sutherland, R.; Williams, S.; Cluzel, D.; Seton, M.; Pelletier, B.; Roest, Walter; Etienne, S.; Bordenave, A.; Maurizot, P.. |
The SW Pacific region consists of a succession of ridges and basins that were created by the fragmentation of Gondwana and the evolution of subduction zones since Mesozoic times. This complex geodynamic evolution shaped the geology of New Caledonia, which lies in the northern part of the Zealandia continent. Alternative tectonic models have been postulated. Most models agree that New Caledonia was situated on an active plate margin of eastern Gondwana during the Mesozoic. Extension affected the region from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene and models for this period vary in the location and nature of the plate boundary between the Pacific and Australian plates. Eocene regional tectonic contraction included the obduction of a mantle-derived Peridotite... |
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Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00643/75543/76565.pdf |
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