Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin
International audience The uppermost Cretaceous to early Palaeogene is a period of major deformations of the western part of the Eurasian plate with prominent basin inversions starting from the Coniacian onwards. These deformations occur in a complex geodynamic setting within both the context of the...
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ftunivrennes1hal:oai:HAL:insu-03579525v1 2024-05-19T07:44:58+00:00 Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin Briais, J. Guillocheau, F. Lasseur, Eric Robin, C. Châteauneuf, J. J. Serrano, Olivier Géosciences Rennes (GR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) 2015 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03579525 https://doi.org/10.5194/sed-7-3587-2015 en eng HAL CCSD info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/sed-7-3587-2015 insu-03579525 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03579525 BIBCODE: 2015SolED.7.3587B doi:10.5194/sed-7-3587-2015 Solid Earth Discussions https://insu.hal.science/insu-03579525 Solid Earth Discussions, 2015, 7, pp.3587-3643. ⟨10.5194/sed-7-3587-2015⟩ [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2015 ftunivrennes1hal https://doi.org/10.5194/sed-7-3587-2015 2024-05-01T23:59:23Z International audience The uppermost Cretaceous to early Palaeogene is a period of major deformations of the western part of the Eurasian plate with prominent basin inversions starting from the Coniacian onwards. These deformations occur in a complex geodynamic setting within both the context of the Africa-Eurasia convergence and the North Atlantic opening. While Mesozoic graben inversions have been extensively studied, particularly in Eastern Europe and the North Sea, more gentle deformations that affect thicker crust areas (intracratonic basins and emerged lands) are not as well documented. The objective of this study is to constrain the exact timing, type and magnitude of the early Palaeogene deformations affecting the intracratonic Paris basin and to integrate them at the Western European scale. Relatively gentle deformations are attempted through a high-resolution reconstitution of its stratigraphic record based on outcrops and well-dated wells, and a high number of well-logs that are correlated using the "stacking pattern" sequence stratigraphic technique. Two orders of sequences are identified (third- and fourth-order) and correlated throughout the basin. Basin geometric and palaeogeographic reconstitutions are based on sediment thickness and facies analysis. Two-dimensional accommodation space measurements were taken in order to quantify the magnitude of the deformations. Three phases of deformation were recognized. 1. An intra-Maastrichtian-pre-Thanetian (59 Ma) deformation, with major uplift and erosion of the Cretaceous strata with two sub-periods of deformation: Maastrichtian-pre-middle-Danian and Upper Danian-pre-Thanetian long wavelength deformations. This period of major deformation is coeval with Upper Cretaceous-pre-Danian compressive deformations linked to the Africa-Eurasia convergence in southern France and with volcanic activity from the North Atlantic to Massif Central and the Rhenish Shield during the Palaeocene; 2. an early Ypresian (55.1-54.3 Ma) medium wavelength deformation (× 10 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Université de Rennes 1: Publications scientifiques (HAL) |
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International audience The uppermost Cretaceous to early Palaeogene is a period of major deformations of the western part of the Eurasian plate with prominent basin inversions starting from the Coniacian onwards. These deformations occur in a complex geodynamic setting within both the context of the Africa-Eurasia convergence and the North Atlantic opening. While Mesozoic graben inversions have been extensively studied, particularly in Eastern Europe and the North Sea, more gentle deformations that affect thicker crust areas (intracratonic basins and emerged lands) are not as well documented. The objective of this study is to constrain the exact timing, type and magnitude of the early Palaeogene deformations affecting the intracratonic Paris basin and to integrate them at the Western European scale. Relatively gentle deformations are attempted through a high-resolution reconstitution of its stratigraphic record based on outcrops and well-dated wells, and a high number of well-logs that are correlated using the "stacking pattern" sequence stratigraphic technique. Two orders of sequences are identified (third- and fourth-order) and correlated throughout the basin. Basin geometric and palaeogeographic reconstitutions are based on sediment thickness and facies analysis. Two-dimensional accommodation space measurements were taken in order to quantify the magnitude of the deformations. Three phases of deformation were recognized. 1. An intra-Maastrichtian-pre-Thanetian (59 Ma) deformation, with major uplift and erosion of the Cretaceous strata with two sub-periods of deformation: Maastrichtian-pre-middle-Danian and Upper Danian-pre-Thanetian long wavelength deformations. This period of major deformation is coeval with Upper Cretaceous-pre-Danian compressive deformations linked to the Africa-Eurasia convergence in southern France and with volcanic activity from the North Atlantic to Massif Central and the Rhenish Shield during the Palaeocene; 2. an early Ypresian (55.1-54.3 Ma) medium wavelength deformation (× 10 ... |
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Géosciences Rennes (GR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) |
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Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin |
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Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin |
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Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin |
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Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin |
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Response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the Palaeocene-early Eocene period in the Paris basin |
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response of a low subsiding intracratonic basin to long wavelength deformations: the palaeocene-early eocene period in the paris basin |
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Solid Earth Discussions https://insu.hal.science/insu-03579525 Solid Earth Discussions, 2015, 7, pp.3587-3643. ⟨10.5194/sed-7-3587-2015⟩ |
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