The Ross Sea region of the East Antarctic plate provides evidence for intraplate tectonic activity in Cenozoic times. Still unresolved are the cause, timing and kinematics of this intraplate tectonism. By integrating and discussing the different (kinematic and temporal) signals of Cenozoic tectonism, intraplate dextral shearing is recognized as the main tectonic regime controlling the structural architecture of the Ross Sea region from the Mid-Eocene (c. 40–50 Ma) onward. We speculate that propagation and persistence of this tectonic regime through time constitutes a feasible seismogenetic framework to explain past and current tectonism in the Ross Sea region.
Rossetti, F., F., S., Martina, B., F., L., GIANFRANCO DI, V., Andreas, L., et al. (2006). - Eocene initiation of Ross Sea dextral seismogenic faulting and implications for East Antarctic neotectonics. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 163, 119-126.
- Eocene initiation of Ross Sea dextral seismogenic faulting and implications for East Antarctic neotectonics
ROSSETTI, FEDERICO;SALVINI, Francesco
2006-01-01
Abstract
The Ross Sea region of the East Antarctic plate provides evidence for intraplate tectonic activity in Cenozoic times. Still unresolved are the cause, timing and kinematics of this intraplate tectonism. By integrating and discussing the different (kinematic and temporal) signals of Cenozoic tectonism, intraplate dextral shearing is recognized as the main tectonic regime controlling the structural architecture of the Ross Sea region from the Mid-Eocene (c. 40–50 Ma) onward. We speculate that propagation and persistence of this tectonic regime through time constitutes a feasible seismogenetic framework to explain past and current tectonism in the Ross Sea region.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
