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| Evain, Mikael; Schnurle, Philippe; Lepretre, Angelique; Verrier, Fanny; Watremez, Louise; Thompson, Joseph Offei; De Clarens, Philippe; Aslanian, Daniel; Moulin, Maryline. |
| Deep seismic acquisitions and a new kinematic study recently highlighted the presence of continental crust in both the southern Mozambique's Coastal Plain (MCP) and further offshore in the North Natal Valley (NNV). Such findings falsify previous geodynamic scenarios based on the kinematic overlap between Antarctica and Africa plates, thus profoundly impacting our understanding East-Gondwana break-up. Using an updated position of Antarctica with respect to Africa this study reconsider the formation mechanism of East-African margins and most specifically of the Limpopo margin (LM). Coincident wide-angle and multi-channel seismic data acquired within the PAMELA project are processed to image the sedimentary and deep crustal structure along a profile that runs... |
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| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00678/79004/81397.pdf |
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| Moulin, Maryline; Aslanian, Daniel; Evain, Mikael; Leprêtre, Angelique; Schnurle, Philippe; Verrier, Fanny; Thompson, Joseph Offei; De Clarens, P.; Leroy, S.; Dias, N.; The Pamela‐moz35 Team,. |
| The Natal Valley, offshore Mozambique, is a key area for understanding the evolution of East Gondwana. Within the scope of the integrated multidisciplinary PAMELA project, we present new wide‐angle seismic data and interpretations, which considerably alter Geoscience paradigms. These data reveal the presence of a 30 km‐thick crust that we argue to be of continental nature. This falsifies all the most recent paleo‐reconstructions of the Gondwana. This 30 km‐thick continental crust 1000 m below sea level implies a complex history with probable intrusions of mantle‐derived melts in the lower crust, connected to several occurrences of magmatism, which seems to evidence the crucial role of the lower continental crust in passive margin genesis. |
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| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00598/71055/69368.pdf |
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