Aalenian pulses of tectonic activity in the Iberian Basin, Spain

In the northwest Iberian Range the Aalenian to Bajocian interval is represented by condensed, as well as more expanded marine carbonate strata deposited in a shallow epicontinental-sea setting. Precise biochronological data (successive ammonites assemblages) from 29 measured sections, along with a b...

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Autores: García Frank, Alejandra, Ureta Gil, María Soledad, Mas Mayoral, José Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/49565
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49565
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:56:551.7(460)
551.24(460)
Condensed sequences
Tectonic controls
Aalenian
Iberian Basin
Spain
Geología estratigráfica
Paleontología
Geodinámica
2506.19 Estratigrafía
2416 Paleontología
2507 Geofísica
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Sumario:In the northwest Iberian Range the Aalenian to Bajocian interval is represented by condensed, as well as more expanded marine carbonate strata deposited in a shallow epicontinental-sea setting. Precise biochronological data (successive ammonites assemblages) from 29 measured sections, along with a bedby- bed facies analysis, allowed a detailed correlation between sections, the definition of a number of successive transgressive–regressive cycles and of two distinct sedimentation areas, as well as the compilation of isopach maps for short time intervals (duration of ammonites Zone/Subzone) and the assessment of sediment accumulation rates. Differences in facies and thickness in the studied interval, and the sequential organization, reveal significant changes in the depositional environment. A tectonically-controlled compartmentalization of the sedimentation area is suggested by a detailed reconstruction of the accumulation history. An active extensional tectonic regime is supported by contemporaneous volcanic activity in the southeastern Iberian Basin. A precise timing of the main tectonic pulses recorded in NW Iberian Basin for the Upper Toarcian–Lower Bajocian interval is presented, which may help to better resolve the stratigraphy in otherW European during this time interval.