Tectonics and Geological History of the Passive Continental Margin at the Tip of Baja California

Author(s):  
J.R. Curray ◽  
D.G. Moore ◽  
K. Kelts ◽  
G. Einsele
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Eliseev ◽  
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A. I. Antoshkina ◽  
V. A. Saldin ◽  
N. Yu. Nikulova ◽  
...  

Paleozoic sedimentary basins of the northeast European Platform is a component of large megabasin of the northeast passive continental margin of the European continent in the Paleozoic. The establishment of a connection between a paleodynamic history of a basin and its sedimentary formations types, which are the most reliable indicators of geodynamic conditions, is one of the primary problems of modern lithology. Reliable indicators at geodynamic reconstructions are genetically predetermined by laterial and vertical lines of the sedimentary formations. Formations and lithological complexes being the brightest indicators of the paleodynamic regimes change of the basin have been considered formations lines of the passive continental margin of the westuralian type during the Paleozoic.


Author(s):  
N. N. Zhukov ◽  
A. M. Nikishin ◽  
E. I. Petrov ◽  
S. I. Freiman

This paper presents an analysis of the structure and geological history of the shelf of the East Siberian continental margin, based on the interpretation of seismic data in conjunction with geological information. The article describes the main structural elements of the East Siberian Sea which formed as a result of rifting processes (barremian–aptian) — the Novosibirsky, the Mansky, North Melvillsky and Dremheadsky rifts in the northern part of the East Siberian basin, and the Mellvillsky rift in the southern part. Rifts are considered together with volcanic zones and the main relative elevations — De-Long, Wrangel, Kotelnichesky and Baranovsky elevations. It is assumed that the process of rifting thinned out the crust of the Podvodnikov basin. The sedimentary basin was formed by rifting.


1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 716-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Machado ◽  
T. Clark ◽  
J. David ◽  
N. Goulet

The New Quebec Orogen is a Paleoproterozoic fold and thrust belt, active from 2.17 to 1.77 Ga, bordering the eastern margin of the Archean Superior Province. The orogen developed on a long-lived, passive continental margin and comprises two volcanic – sedimentary sequences. The ages presented in this study help to bracket the magmatic and deformational history of the orogen. A glomeroporphyritic gabbro from the Hellancourt Formation was dated at 1874 ± 3 Ma and a rhyodacite from the upper Murdoch Formation yielded an identical age of 1870 ± 4 Ma. These data allow the correlation of the two units and indicate that they are 10–14 Ma younger than the estimated age for the Sokoman Formation. These ages, together with already published work, indicate that magmatism related to the younger magmatic event occurred at 1884–1870 Ma. Albitized pelites from the Murdoch Formation contain euhedral detrital zircons 2707–2690 Ma old, indicating that the source rocks were Archean. An undeformed monzonitic intrusion occurring close to Nachicapau Lake is 1813 ± 4 Ma old and is the lower limit for the age of deformation in the central sector of the orogen.


2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIZ JOSÉ TOMAZELLI ◽  
SÉRGIO REBELLO DILLENBURG ◽  
JORGE ALBERTO VILLWOCK

2018 ◽  
Vol 938 (8) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
S.A. Kotler ◽  
I.D. Zolnikov ◽  
D.V. Pchelnikov

The types of geological and geomorphological structure of the Katun valley are distinguished in the work. For this, a method of geoinformation mapping using morphometric indicators of the valley’s width and meandering of the channel was developed. The morphometric parameter of the valley’s width was calculated as the total area of terraces. As the morphometric parameters of the channel’s meandering, the angles of the river segments’ deviation relative to each other were calculated. Conjugated analysis of these morphometric indicators enabled identifying 18 morphotypes. These morphotypes according to the geological and geomorphological structure of the valley were combined into 4 classes. Separation of the Katun valley in certain classes and morphotypes is due to the different geological history of these sites during the Quaternary period. The most important reasons predetermining the modern variety of geological and geomorphological types of the valley are neotectonic movements and exogenous phenomena (glaciers, dam lakes, landslides, etc.) naturally localized in the space from the upstream of the river to its exit into the foothills. The developed method can be applied for quantitative morphometric classification of the mountain rivers’ valleys in other regions.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celine Martin ◽  
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George E. Harlow ◽  
George E. Harlow ◽  
George E. Harlow ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 101178
Author(s):  
Christina Treinen-Crespo ◽  
Loïc Barbara ◽  
Julio A. Villaescusa ◽  
Sabine Schmidt ◽  
Ann Pearson ◽  
...  

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