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| Laurencin, Muriel; Marcaillou, B.; Graindorge, D.; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Lallemand, S.; Laigle, M.; Lebrun, J. -f.. |
| The influence of the highly oblique plate convergence at the northern Lesser Antilles onto the margin strain partitioning and deformation pattern, although frequently invoked, has never been clearly imaged. The Anegada Passage is a set of basins and deep valleys, regularly related to the southern boundary of the Puerto-Rico-Virgin-Islands (PRVI) microplate. Despite the publications of various tectonic models mostly based on bathymetric data, the tectonic origin and deformation of this Passage remains unconstrained in the absence of deep structure imaging. During cruises Antithesis 1 and 3 (2013 - 2016), we recorded the first deep multichannel seismic images and new multibeam data in the northern Lesser Antilles margin segment in order to shed a new light... |
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Palavras-chave: Oblique subduction zone; Strain partitioning; Anegada Passage; Lesser Antilles margin; Multichannel seismic reflection. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00386/49710/50236.pdf |
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| Laurencin, M.; Marcaillou, B.; Graindorge, David; Lebrun, J.‐f.; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Boucard, M.; Laigle, M.; Lallemand, S.; Schenini, L.. |
| Strain partitioning related to oblique plate convergence has long been debated in Northern Lesser Antilles. Geophysical data acquired during the ANTITHESIS cruises highlight that the sinistral strike‐slip Bunce Fault develops along the vertical, long, and linear discontinuity between the sedimentary wedge and a more rigid backstop. The narrowness of the 20‐ to 30‐km‐wide accretionary wedge and its continuity over ~850 km is remarkable. The Bunce Fault extends as far south as 18.5°N where it anastomoses within the accretionary prism where the sharp increase in convergence obliquity possibly acts as a mechanical threshold. Surface traces related to subducting seamounts suggest that 80% of the lateral component of the convergent motion is taken up by internal... |
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| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00511/62291/66526.pdf |
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