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| Pattier, France; Loncke, L.; Imbert, Patrice; Gaullier, V.; Basile, C.; Maillard, Alexandre; Roest, Walter; Patriat, Martin; Vendeville, B. C.; Marsset, Tania; Bayon, Germain; Cathalot, Cecile; Caprais, Jean-claude; Bermell, Sylvain; Sotin, Christine; Hebert, Bertil; Mercier De Lepinay, Marion; Lebrun, J. F.; Marcaillou, B.; Heuret, A.; Droz, Laurence; Graindorge, David; Poetisi, E.; Berrenstein, H.. |
| The Demerara plateau, located offshore French Guiana and Suriname, is part of a passive transform continental margin particularly prone to develop slope instabilities, probably in relation to the presence of a free distal border along its steep continental slope. Slope failure occurred at different periods (Cretaceous to Neogene) and shows an overall retrogressive evolution through time. Upslope these failure headscarp, an enigmatic regional MioPliocene unconformity has been discovered through the interpretation of new academic and industrial datasets. The aim of this work is to describe and understand the origin of this surface. Our analysis shows that this unconformity is made of a series of valleys that cross-cut sedimentary strata. Each one of these... |
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Palavras-chave: Unconformity; Hydrate pockmark; Slide; Contourite; Valley; Canyon; Demerara plateau. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00271/38193/36735.pdf |
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| Van Rooij, D.; Huvenne, V. A. I.; Blamart, D.; Henriet, J.-p.; Wheeler, A.; De Haas, H.. |
| The genesis and evolution of cold-water coral banks along the Northeastern Atlantic margin is known to be influenced by several factors, among which the palaeotopography and nature of the coral settling surface, the presence of bottom currents and sediment supply. In this paper, a case study is presented of the Enya mound cluster, located in the southernmost tip of the Belgica mound province, west of Ireland. Below this mound cluster, seismic stratigraphy revealed a yet unmapped local unconformity RD1b, being part of a composite erosion event (RD1). As such, from the Late Miocene to Late Pliocene, at least two erosional events have incised the margin, ending with the final RD1a "moundbase" unconformity, acting as a base for the Enya mounds. During the... |
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Palavras-chave: Cold-water coral banks; Contourite drift; Pockmarks; Unconformity; Seismic stratigraphy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00219/33075/31550.pdf |
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