Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis
The spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of mass transport deposits (MTDs) in the sedimentary infill of basins and submerged banks near the Scotia-Antarctic plate boundary allowed us to decode the evolution of the tectonic activity of the relevant structures in the region from the Oligocene...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:20.500.12468/372 2023-05-15T13:55:11+02:00 Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis Pérez, Lara F. Bohoyo Muñoz, Fernando Hernández Molina, Francisco Javier Casas Layola, David Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús Ruano, Patricia Maldonado, Andrés 2020-09-24T07:28:03Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12468/372 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012622 en eng American Geophysical Union #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# CTM2011-30241-C01/02ANT CTM2014-60451-C2-1/2 CTM2011-13970-E CTM2012-39599-C03 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015JB012622 Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, v. 121, n.4, 2216-2234 2169-9356 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12468/372 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012622 open Placa Antártica Oligoceno Plioceno tectónica Mar de Scotia Postprint 2020 ftcsic https://doi.org/20.500.12468/372 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012622 2022-08-23T23:39:32Z The spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of mass transport deposits (MTDs) in the sedimentary infill of basins and submerged banks near the Scotia-Antarctic plate boundary allowed us to decode the evolution of the tectonic activity of the relevant structures in the region from the Oligocene to present day. The 1020 MTDs identified in the available data set of multichannel seismic reflection profiles in the region are subdivided according to the geographic and chronological distributions of these features. Their spatial distribution reveals a preferential location along the eastern margins of the eastern basins. This reflects local deformation due to the evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic transcurrent plate boundary and the impact of oceanic spreading along the East Scotia Ridge (ESR). The vertical distribution of the MTDs in the sedimentary record evidences intensified regional tectonic deformation from the middle Miocene to Quaternary. Intensified deformation started at about 15 Ma, when the ESR progressively replaces the West Scotia Ridge (WSR) as the main oceanic spreading center in the Scotia Sea. Coevally with the WSR demise at about 6.5 Ma, increased spreading rates of the ESR and numerous MTDs were formed. The high frequency of MTDs during the Pliocene, mainly along the western basins, is also related to greater tectonic activity due to uplift of the Shackleton Fracture Zone by tectonic inversion and extinction of the Antarctic-Phoenix Ridge and involved changes at late Pliocene. The presence of MTDs in the southern Scotia Sea basins is a relevant indicator of the interplay between sedimentary instability and regional tectonics. Geophysical Department, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Dinamarca Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, España Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Reino Unido Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Granada, España Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones ... Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antártica Greenland Scotia Sea Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Antarctic The Antarctic Scotia Sea Shackleton Greenland Holloway ENVELOPE(163.600,163.600,-84.750,-84.750) East Scotia Ridge ENVELOPE(-29.250,-29.250,-57.917,-57.917) Shackleton Fracture Zone ENVELOPE(-60.000,-60.000,-60.000,-60.000) West Scotia Ridge ENVELOPE(-56.500,-56.500,-56.833,-56.833) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 121 4 2216 2234 |
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Placa Antártica Oligoceno Plioceno tectónica Mar de Scotia Pérez, Lara F. Bohoyo Muñoz, Fernando Hernández Molina, Francisco Javier Casas Layola, David Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús Ruano, Patricia Maldonado, Andrés Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis |
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The spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of mass transport deposits (MTDs) in the sedimentary infill of basins and submerged banks near the Scotia-Antarctic plate boundary allowed us to decode the evolution of the tectonic activity of the relevant structures in the region from the Oligocene to present day. The 1020 MTDs identified in the available data set of multichannel seismic reflection profiles in the region are subdivided according to the geographic and chronological distributions of these features. Their spatial distribution reveals a preferential location along the eastern margins of the eastern basins. This reflects local deformation due to the evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic transcurrent plate boundary and the impact of oceanic spreading along the East Scotia Ridge (ESR). The vertical distribution of the MTDs in the sedimentary record evidences intensified regional tectonic deformation from the middle Miocene to Quaternary. Intensified deformation started at about 15 Ma, when the ESR progressively replaces the West Scotia Ridge (WSR) as the main oceanic spreading center in the Scotia Sea. Coevally with the WSR demise at about 6.5 Ma, increased spreading rates of the ESR and numerous MTDs were formed. The high frequency of MTDs during the Pliocene, mainly along the western basins, is also related to greater tectonic activity due to uplift of the Shackleton Fracture Zone by tectonic inversion and extinction of the Antarctic-Phoenix Ridge and involved changes at late Pliocene. The presence of MTDs in the southern Scotia Sea basins is a relevant indicator of the interplay between sedimentary instability and regional tectonics. Geophysical Department, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Dinamarca Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, España Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Reino Unido Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Granada, España Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones ... |
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Pérez, Lara F. Bohoyo Muñoz, Fernando Hernández Molina, Francisco Javier Casas Layola, David Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús Ruano, Patricia Maldonado, Andrés |
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Pérez, Lara F. Bohoyo Muñoz, Fernando Hernández Molina, Francisco Javier Casas Layola, David Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús Ruano, Patricia Maldonado, Andrés |
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Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis |
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Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis |
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Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis |
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Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia-Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis |
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