Tectonic Development of Trench-Arc Complexes on the Northern and Southern Margins of the Venezuela Basin1

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Ladd ◽  
Joel S. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Tectonic Development

Composition and provenance of the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene sandstones in Central Palawan, Philippines: Constraints on the tectonic development of Palawan

Island Arc ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeyuki Suzuki ◽  
Shizuo Takemura ◽  
Graciano P. Yumul ◽  
Sevillo D. David ◽  
Daniel K. Asiedu
Keyword(s):  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
Tectonic Development

The geology of the Rengali Province: implications for the tectonic development of northern Orissa, India

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 697-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warwick A Crowe ◽  
Colin R Nash ◽  
Lyal B Harris ◽  
Prue M Leeming ◽  
Leigh R Rankin
Keyword(s):  
Tectonic Development

Definition of tectono-sedimentary elements for rifted continental margins of the Norwegian and Greenland seas

2021 ◽  
pp. M57-2021-31
Author(s):  
Harald Brekke ◽  
Halvor S. S. Bunkholt ◽  
Jan I. Faleide ◽  
Michael B. W. Fyhn
Keyword(s):  
Lower Jurassic ◽  
Passive Margin ◽  
Continental Margins ◽  
Axial Line ◽  
Continental Breakup ◽  
The North ◽  
Tectonic Development ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Conjugate Margins ◽  
Greenland Margin

AbstractThe geology of the conjugate continental margins of the Norwegian and Greenland Seas reflects 400 Ma of post-Caledonian continental rifting, continental breakup between early Eocene and Miocene times, and subsequent passive margin conditions accompanying seafloor spreading. During Devonian-Carboniferous time, rifting and continental deposition prevailed, but from the mid-Carboniferous, rifting decreased and marine deposition commenced in the north culminating in a Late Permian open seaway as rifting resumed. The seaway became partly filled by Triassic and Lower Jurassic sediments causing mixed marine/non-marine deposition. A permanent, open seaway established by the end of the Early Jurassic and was followed by the development of an axial line of deep marine Cretaceous basins. The final, strong rift pulse of continental breakup occurred along a line oblique to the axis of these basins. The Jan Mayen Micro-Continent formed by resumed rifting in a part of the East Greenland margin in Eocene to Miocene times. This complex tectonic development is reflected in the sedimentary record in the two conjugate margins, which clearly shows their common pre-breakup geological development. The strong correlation between the two present margins is the basis for defining seven tectono-sedimentary elements (TSE) and establishing eight composite tectono-sedimentary elements (CTSE) in the region.

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