Sedimentary architecture of the rhone turbidite system during the pliocene.

Autores/as

  • W. W. Weibull Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ
  • M. Mepen Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ
  • A. T. Dos Reis Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ
  • C. Gorini Laboratoire PBDS, Université de Lille

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14210/bjast.v10n1.p11-16

Resumen

Our study aims to assess the role of salt tectonics on the architecture of the Pliocene sequence of the Rhône deep-sea fan, Gulf of Lions. The study is based on seismic and chronostratigraphic interpretation of multichannel seismic profiling and boreholes. Sediment thickness distribution illustrated by an isopach map indicates how salt deformation has influenced the fan’s sedimentary architecture. Syn-depositional (syn-Pliocene) halokinesis is the main mechanism responsible for the turbidite organization as a series of isolated depocenters. Pos-depositional (syn-Quaternary) mechanism of differential sedimentary loading has also affected locally the present-day sedimentary distribution by post-depositional stretching and compaction of the Pliocene sequence.

Biografía del autor/a

W. W. Weibull, Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ

Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ Bolsista PIBIC/UERJ

M. Mepen, Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ

Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ

A. T. Dos Reis, Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ

Departamento de Oceanografia – UERJ

C. Gorini, Laboratoire PBDS, Université de Lille

Laboratoire PBDS, Université de Lille 1, Lille- França

Publicado

2008-11-17

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