Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications
Detrital zircon U–Pb data performed on eight Cretaceous sandstone samples (819 age isotopic results) from the Lusitanian basin (west Portugal) constrain the history of uplift and palaeodrainage of western Iberia following break-up of Pangaea and opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. We examined the l...
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ftbirkbeckcoll:oai:eprints.bbk.ac.uk.oai2:15159 2023-05-15T17:22:59+02:00 Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications Dinis, P. Dinis, J. Tassinari, C. Carter, Andrew Callapez, P. Morais, M. 2016 https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/15159/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-015-1221-z unknown Springer Dinis, P. and Dinis, J. and Tassinari, C. and Carter, Andrew and Callapez, P. and Morais, M. (2016) Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications. International Journal of Earth Sciences 105 (3), pp. 727-745. ISSN 1437-3254. Earth and Planetary Sciences Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftbirkbeckcoll https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-015-1221-z 2022-01-09T08:58:00Z Detrital zircon U–Pb data performed on eight Cretaceous sandstone samples (819 age isotopic results) from the Lusitanian basin (west Portugal) constrain the history of uplift and palaeodrainage of western Iberia following break-up of Pangaea and opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. We examined the links between shifts in provenance and known basinwide unconformities dated to the late Berriasian, Barremian, late Aptian and Cenomanian–Turonian. The detrital zircon record of sedimentary rocks with wider supplying areas is relatively homogenous, being characterized by a clear predominance of late Palaeozoic ages (c. 375–275 Ma) together with variable proportions of ages in the range c. 800–460 Ma. These two groups of ages are diagnostic of sources within the Variscan Iberian Massif. A few samples also reveal significant amounts of middle Palaeozoic (c. 420–385 Ma) and late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic (c. 1.2–0.9 Ga) zircon, which are almost absent in the basement to the east of the Lusitanian basin, but are common in terranes with a Laurussia affinity found in NW Iberia and the conjugate margin (Newfoundland). The Barremian unconformity marks a sudden rise in the proportion of c. 375–275 Ma zircon ages accompanied by a decrease in the abundance of the c. 420–385 Ma and c. 1.2–0.9 Ga ages. This shift in the zircon signature, which is contemporaneous with the separation of the Galicia Bank from Flemish Cap, reflects increased denudation of Variscan crystalline rocks and a reduction in source material from NW Iberia and adjoining areas. The late Aptian unconformity, which represents the largest hiatus in the sedimentary record, is reflected by a shift in late Palaeozoic peak ages from c. 330–310 Ma (widespread in Iberia) to c. 310–290 Ma (more frequent in N Iberia). It is considered that this shift in the age spectra resulted from a westward migration of catchment areas following major uplift in northern Iberia and some transport southward from the Bay of Biscay under the influence of a well-established Atlantic circulation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland North Atlantic BIROn - Birkbeck Institutional Research Online (Birkbeck University of London) International Journal of Earth Sciences 105 3 727 745 |
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Detrital zircon U–Pb data performed on eight Cretaceous sandstone samples (819 age isotopic results) from the Lusitanian basin (west Portugal) constrain the history of uplift and palaeodrainage of western Iberia following break-up of Pangaea and opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. We examined the links between shifts in provenance and known basinwide unconformities dated to the late Berriasian, Barremian, late Aptian and Cenomanian–Turonian. The detrital zircon record of sedimentary rocks with wider supplying areas is relatively homogenous, being characterized by a clear predominance of late Palaeozoic ages (c. 375–275 Ma) together with variable proportions of ages in the range c. 800–460 Ma. These two groups of ages are diagnostic of sources within the Variscan Iberian Massif. A few samples also reveal significant amounts of middle Palaeozoic (c. 420–385 Ma) and late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic (c. 1.2–0.9 Ga) zircon, which are almost absent in the basement to the east of the Lusitanian basin, but are common in terranes with a Laurussia affinity found in NW Iberia and the conjugate margin (Newfoundland). The Barremian unconformity marks a sudden rise in the proportion of c. 375–275 Ma zircon ages accompanied by a decrease in the abundance of the c. 420–385 Ma and c. 1.2–0.9 Ga ages. This shift in the zircon signature, which is contemporaneous with the separation of the Galicia Bank from Flemish Cap, reflects increased denudation of Variscan crystalline rocks and a reduction in source material from NW Iberia and adjoining areas. The late Aptian unconformity, which represents the largest hiatus in the sedimentary record, is reflected by a shift in late Palaeozoic peak ages from c. 330–310 Ma (widespread in Iberia) to c. 310–290 Ma (more frequent in N Iberia). It is considered that this shift in the age spectra resulted from a westward migration of catchment areas following major uplift in northern Iberia and some transport southward from the Bay of Biscay under the influence of a well-established Atlantic circulation. |
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Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications |
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Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications |
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Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications |
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Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications |
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Detrital zircon geochronology of the Cretaceous succession from the Iberian Atlantic Margin: palaeogeographic implications |
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detrital zircon geochronology of the cretaceous succession from the iberian atlantic margin: palaeogeographic implications |
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