| Title | Evolution of Mesozoic sedimentary basins around the north central Atlantic: a preliminary plate kinematic solution |
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| Author | Srivastava, S P; Verhoef, J |
| Source | Basins on the Atlantic seaboard: petroleum geology, sedimentology and basin evolution; by Parnell, J (ed.); Geological Society, Special Publication vol. 62, 1992 p. 397-420, https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1992.062.01.30 |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Alt Series | Geological Survey of Canada, Contribution Series 25991 |
| Publisher | Geological Society of London |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Eastern offshore region |
| Area | Atlantic Ocean |
| Lat/Long WENS | -60.0000 -10.0000 60.0000 40.0000 |
| Subjects | structural geology; tectonics; general geology; paleontology; tectonostratigraphic zones; sedimentary basins; sedimentary environment; sea floor spreading; plate boundaries; plate margins;
rifting |
| Illustrations | location maps; diagrams; graphs |
| Released | 1992 01 01 |
| Abstract | There is significant correlation between the tectono-stratigraphic record in the sedimentary basins round the Central North Atlantic and the seafloor spreading history of the North Atlantic. This has
been taken as an indication that the formation of these basins can be related to the relative motion between lithospheric plates. Based on many criteria, plate kinematics of the North Atlantic have been derived for the rifting periods of these
basins. Reconstructions of the North Atlantic based on these plate kinematic solutions show a progressive overlap between the reconstituted plate boundaries. These overlaps exist because the margins of the original plates stretched during rifting:
present-day plate boundaries are therefore extended beyond their pre-rift locations. From the overlaps, it is possible to calculate the amount of extension during rifting and to restore the plates and their enclosed basins to their pre-stretched
configurations. The paper discusses techniques for the de-stretching of plate margins and describes a set of reconstructions showing the configuration of these basins as they evolved. For the first time, the reconstructions give a pictorial
presentation of the formation of these basins. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 215147 |
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