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| Courgeon, Simon; Jorry, Stephan; Camoin, G. F.; Boudagher-fadel, M. K.; Jouet, Gwenael; Revillon, Sidonie; Bachelery, P.; Pelleter, Ewan; Borgomano, J.; Poli, E.; Droxler, A. W.. |
| Although long-term evolutions of isolated shallow-water carbonate platforms and demise episodes leading to guyot formation have been the subject of numerous studies during the last decades, their driving processes are still the subject of active debates. The Mozambique Channel (SW Indian Ocean) is characterized by several flat-topped seamounts ranging from 11°S to 21°S in latitudes. Based on a comprehensive geomorphologic study and on dredged samples analysis, we show that these features correspond to tropical isolated shallow-water carbonate platforms. Coupling strontium isotopy and foraminifera biostratigraphy, well-constrained chronostratigraphy results indicate that shallow-water carbonate production started in the Mozambique Channel during distinct... |
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Palavras-chave: Carbonate platform; Drowning; Cenozoic; Mozambique Channel; East African rift system. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00347/45827/46634.pdf |
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| Courgeon, Simon; Jorry, Stephan; Jouet, Gwenael; Camoin, G.; Boudagher-fadel, M. K.; Bachelery, P.; Caline, B.; Boichard, R.; Revillon, Sidonie; Thomas, Yannick; Thereau, Estelle; Guerin, Charline. |
| Understanding the impact of tectonic activity and volcanism on long-term (i.e. millions years) evolution of shallow-water carbonate platforms represents a major issue for both industrial and academic perspectives. The southern central Mozambique Channel is characterized by a 100 km-long volcanic ridge hosting two guyots (the Hall and Jaguar banks) and a modern atoll (Bassas da India) fringed by a large terrace. Dredge sampling, geophysical acquisitions and submarines videos carried out during recent oceanographic cruises revealed that submarine flat-top seamounts correspond to karstified and drowned shallow-water carbonate platforms largely covered by volcanic material and structured by a dense network of normal faults. Microfacies and well-constrained... |
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Palavras-chave: Carbonate platform; Drowning; Volcanism; Tectonic; Mozambique Channel. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00384/49554/50048.pdf |
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