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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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Etienne, S.; Collot, Julien; Sutherland, R.; Patriat, Martin; Bache, Francois; Rouillard, P.; Henrys, S.; Barker, D.; Juan, C.. |
The New Caledonia Trough (NCT) is a 2000–3000 m deep bathymetric feature that extends 2500 km from Taranaki, New Zealand, to the western margin of New Caledonia (Northern Zealandia, SW Pacific). The underlying sedimentary basin originates from Cretaceous extension, but underwent a significant Eocene tectonic event that shaped its present physiography. We present an analysis of the basin based on multibeam data, seismic profiles and rock samples collected on the TAN1312 and TAN1409 Expeditions onboard R/V Tangaroa, combined with legacy data. We focus on the southern part of the basin, where new data reveal a link between compressive deformation of Paleocene strata and their potential reworking into the basin. On the western basin side, Upper Cretaceous to... |
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Palavras-chave: Zealandia; New Caledonia Trough; Deepwater basin; Syn-tectonic deposition; Submarine canyon; Sediment waves. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00414/52550/53377.pdf |
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