The structural evolution of the English Channel area
Abstract The structural evolution of the English Channel area is controlled by structure and particularly by the pre‐existing Cadomian and Variscan crustal discontinuities, which have been reactivated repeatedly in post‐Variscan times. They controlled the crustal subsidence that produced basin devel...
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crwiley:10.1002/jqs.744 2024-06-23T07:55:06+00:00 The structural evolution of the English Channel area Lagarde, J. L. Amorese, D. Font, M. Laville, E. Dugué, O. 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.744 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.744 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.744 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Quaternary Science volume 18, issue 3-4, page 201-213 ISSN 0267-8179 1099-1417 journal-article 2003 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.744 2024-06-04T06:38:23Z Abstract The structural evolution of the English Channel area is controlled by structure and particularly by the pre‐existing Cadomian and Variscan crustal discontinuities, which have been reactivated repeatedly in post‐Variscan times. They controlled the crustal subsidence that produced basin development in the Mesozoic, prior to the sea‐floor spreading in the North Atlantic region. They were then reactivated during the Cenozoic compression and basin inversion. The English Channel development is ascribed to mid‐Tertiary differential uplift (Oligocene to Miocene). During late Tertiary to Quaternary times the Channel displays characteristics of a tectonically controlled fluvial basin periodically invaded by the sea. At the lithospheric scale, the Channel can be considered as an active intraplate area influenced by the NW–SE ‘Alpine push’, the NW–SE ‘Atlantic ridge push’ and glacial rebound stresses. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library Journal of Quaternary Science 18 3-4 201 213 |
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Abstract The structural evolution of the English Channel area is controlled by structure and particularly by the pre‐existing Cadomian and Variscan crustal discontinuities, which have been reactivated repeatedly in post‐Variscan times. They controlled the crustal subsidence that produced basin development in the Mesozoic, prior to the sea‐floor spreading in the North Atlantic region. They were then reactivated during the Cenozoic compression and basin inversion. The English Channel development is ascribed to mid‐Tertiary differential uplift (Oligocene to Miocene). During late Tertiary to Quaternary times the Channel displays characteristics of a tectonically controlled fluvial basin periodically invaded by the sea. At the lithospheric scale, the Channel can be considered as an active intraplate area influenced by the NW–SE ‘Alpine push’, the NW–SE ‘Atlantic ridge push’ and glacial rebound stresses. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Lagarde, J. L. Amorese, D. Font, M. Laville, E. Dugué, O. |
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Lagarde, J. L. Amorese, D. Font, M. Laville, E. Dugué, O. The structural evolution of the English Channel area |
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Lagarde, J. L. Amorese, D. Font, M. Laville, E. Dugué, O. |
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The structural evolution of the English Channel area |
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The structural evolution of the English Channel area |
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The structural evolution of the English Channel area |
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The structural evolution of the English Channel area |
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The structural evolution of the English Channel area |
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