Quaternary turbidite systems on the northern margins of the Balearic Basin (Western Mediterranean): a synthesis
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| Date | 2006-12 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Droz Laurence1, Dos Reis A. T.2, Rabineau Marina 1, Berne Serge3, Bellaiche G4 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Inst Univ Europeen Mer, CNRS, UMR 6538, F-29280 Plouzane, France. 2 : Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Dept Oceanog, BR-22550900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 3 : IFREMER, Lab Environm Sedimentaires, F-29280 Plouzane, France. 4 : CNRS, UMR 6526, GEOSCI AZUR, F-06235 Villefranche Sur Mer, France. |
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| Source | Geo-Marine Letters (0276-0460) (Springer), 2006-12 , Vol. 26 , N. 6 , P. 347-359 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1007/s00367-006-0044-0 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 29 | ||||||||
| Note | R/V Marion Dufresne (cruise 81, 1995) | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Gulf of Lion, Quaternary evolution, Turbidity, Sedimentary system | ||||||||
| Abstract | The Balearic Basin is a young basin composed of thick Plio-Quaternary sediments, including active gravity sedimentation. During the Quaternary, gravity processes deposited (1) turbidite systems, either as symmetrical fans (Petit-Rhone and Valencia fans) or asymmetrical ridges (Marseille-Planier, Grand- Rhone and Pyreneo-Languedocian ridges) and (2) several mass-transport deposits, indicating recurrent sedimentary failures of the margin. This paper synthesizes previous works and proposes a chronological sedimentary evolution for the basin. Except for the last 20 ka, the chronostratigraphy remains poorly constrained but should soon be established for the last 500 ka, based on the PROMESS1 drillings on the outer shelf of the Gulf of Lions, and hopefully for the last 30 Ma, based on ultra-deep drilling in the deep basin from aboard the Chikyu research vessel (IODP proposal Pre699). | ||||||||
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