Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism
Details of the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic migration of the Australian continent have been sources of contention since the 1960s. Two types of apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) have emerged from previous paleomagnetic studies: one group based on sedimentary and lateritic data that includes relatively...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:559448 2023-05-15T13:51:35+02:00 Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism Jones, Isabelle Verdel, Charles Crossingham, Tracey Vasconcelos, Paulo 2017-04-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:559448 eng eng Geological Society of America doi:10.1130/GES01405.1 issn:1553-040X orcid:0000-0003-2981-8570 orcid:0000-0003-1209-4094 C22023 Geosciences Multidisciplinary Geology 1907 Geology 1913 Stratigraphy Journal Article 2017 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01405.1 2020-12-08T01:31:45Z Details of the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic migration of the Australian continent have been sources of contention since the 1960s. Two types of apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) have emerged from previous paleomagnetic studies: one group based on sedimentary and lateritic data that includes relatively linear northward motion of Australia away from Antarctica, and a second group, based on basaltic and lateritic data, that includes significant longitudinal movement of the Australian continent. This study compares the migration and evolution of the Australian plate over the past 100 m.y. using these two competing paths. Our animated reconstructions illustrate the relative motion of the Australian plate, the formation of Cenozoic volcanic provinces in eastern Australia, the opening of the Coral and Tasman Seas, and the docking of the Ontong Java Plateau with the Solomon Islands. The reconstructions incorporate new 40Ar/39Ar and previously published geochronology data from Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic east Australian mafic to felsic volcanism in order to evaluate potential relationships between volcanism, changes in the motion of the Australian plate, and the opening of the Tasman and Coral Seas. We conclude that the APWP that includes significant longitudinal movement is more compatible than the linear path with both observable geological features (such as volcanic tracks) and the global moving hotspot reference frame. Our reconstructions reveal little correspondence between opening of the Tasman and Coral Seas and eruption of east Australian lava fields. However, the reconstructions and new 40Ar/39Ar geochronology illustrate that the formation of east Australian Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic central volcanoes and lava fields were closely linked, both temporally and spatially, and we suggest that edgedriven convection was an important process in the generation of both types of east Australian volcanic provinces. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Geosphere 13 2 460 481 |
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Details of the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic migration of the Australian continent have been sources of contention since the 1960s. Two types of apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) have emerged from previous paleomagnetic studies: one group based on sedimentary and lateritic data that includes relatively linear northward motion of Australia away from Antarctica, and a second group, based on basaltic and lateritic data, that includes significant longitudinal movement of the Australian continent. This study compares the migration and evolution of the Australian plate over the past 100 m.y. using these two competing paths. Our animated reconstructions illustrate the relative motion of the Australian plate, the formation of Cenozoic volcanic provinces in eastern Australia, the opening of the Coral and Tasman Seas, and the docking of the Ontong Java Plateau with the Solomon Islands. The reconstructions incorporate new 40Ar/39Ar and previously published geochronology data from Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic east Australian mafic to felsic volcanism in order to evaluate potential relationships between volcanism, changes in the motion of the Australian plate, and the opening of the Tasman and Coral Seas. We conclude that the APWP that includes significant longitudinal movement is more compatible than the linear path with both observable geological features (such as volcanic tracks) and the global moving hotspot reference frame. Our reconstructions reveal little correspondence between opening of the Tasman and Coral Seas and eruption of east Australian lava fields. However, the reconstructions and new 40Ar/39Ar geochronology illustrate that the formation of east Australian Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic central volcanoes and lava fields were closely linked, both temporally and spatially, and we suggest that edgedriven convection was an important process in the generation of both types of east Australian volcanic provinces. |
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Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism |
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Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism |
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Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism |
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Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism |
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Animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of Australia, and implications for the generation of east Australian mafic magmatism |
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animated reconstructions of the late cretaceous to cenozoic northward migration of australia, and implications for the generation of east australian mafic magmatism |
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