D'ACREMONT , Elia

New lithospheric analog models of oblique rifting presented here capture the main characteristics of natural oblique rifts and provide insights into the fault evolution, basin segmentation, and mantle exhumation occurring during rift localization. We present two models: one with a preexisting oblique lithospheric weakness (model B) and another...

The geometry and kinematics of rifts are strongly controlled by pre-existing structures that may be present in both the crust and the mantle lithosphere. In the Gulf of Aden, the Tertiary oblique rift developed through inherited Mesozoic extensional basins that trend orthogonal to the direction of Oligo-Miocene divergence. Such inheritance may...

The geometry and kinematics of rifts are strongly controlled by pre-existing structures in the lithosphere. Such features may be present in both the crust and the lithosphere mantle. In the oblique Gulf of Aden tertiary rift, inherited mesozoic basins are orthogonal to the direction of Oligo-Miocene divergence. Thus, lateral variations in the...

The geometry and kinematics of rifts are strongly controlled by pre-existing structures in the lithosphere. Such features may be present in both the crust and the lithosphere mantle. In the oblique Gulf of Aden tertiary rift, inherited mesozoic basins are orthogonal to the direction of Oligo-Miocene divergence. Thus, lateral variations in the...

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The Ecuadorian convergent margin is characterized by the subduction of the Nazca oceanic plate beneath South America at an average of 6-7 cm/year (Nocquet et al., 2014). The geodynamic evolution of the margin is influenced by the subduction of the Carnegie Ridge and by the NE migration of the North-Andean Block.Along the continental shelf, the...

At the North-Ecuadorian convergent margin (1°S–1.5°N), the subduction of the rough Nazca oceanic plate leads to tectonic erosion of the upper plate and complex seismogenic behavior of the megathrust. We used three selected pre-stack depth migrated, multi-channel seismic reflection lines collected during the SISTEUR cruise to investigate the...

Along the Ecuadorian convergent margin, the onshore Manabí sedimentary forearcbasin is bounded to the east by the foothills of the Andes, while to the north and west, itis limited by the Canandé and Jama fault systems. The fault systems limit basementblocks resulting from the fragmentation of an oceanic plateau topped by island arcs,which were...

Forearc basins have developed along accretionary and nonaccretionary convergent margins. Here, we investigate the evolution of an offshore nonaccretionary-type forearc basin that has developed along the Ecuadorian convergent margin. We used 2D-Multichannel Seismic Reflection profiles to recognize five seismic units overlying the acoustic...

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We investigate the evolution of the onshore Manabí forearc basin in Ecuador, which has developed on accreted oceanic terranes. We use 2D seismic profiles to identify 10 seismic units, separated by 9 unconformities. These units were dated by correlation with Ricaurte-1 well and regional stratigraphy. Unit S1 represents the first depocenter...

The geodynamic processes in the western Mediterranean are driven by both deep (mantle) processes such as slab-rollback or delamination, oblique plate convergence and inherited structures. The present-day deformation of the Alboran Sea and in particular the Nekor basin area is linked to these coeval effects. The seismically active Nekor basin is...

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Magnetic and gravity data gathered during the Encens-Sheba cruise (2000 June) in the eastern Gulf of Aden provide insights on the structural evolution of segmentation from rifted margins to incipient seafloor spreading. In this study, we document the conjugate margins asymmetry, confirm the location of the ocean–continent transition (OCT)...

The Gulf of Aden is a young and narrow oceanic basin formed in Oligo-Miocene time between the rifted margins of the Arabian and Somalian plates. Its mean orientation, N75°E, strikes obliquely (50°) to the N25°E opening direction. The western conjugate margins are masked by Oligo-Miocene lavas from the Afar Plume. This paper concerns the eastern...

Fluid migration in sedimentary basins has profound effects on a range of geological processes, including the methane cycle, tectonic and sedimentary geohazards, and microbial communities in the oceans. The Alboran Sea is a tectonically active basin characterized by contourite drifts that host migrating fluids, expressed in places by pockmarks...

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Le mouvement des fluides dans les bassins sédimentaires est associé à une série de processus géologiques, notamment le cycle du méthane, les géorisques tectoniques et sédimentaires et les communautés microbiennes du sous-sol. La mer d'Alboran, dans la partie occidentale de la Méditerranée, est connue pour être un bassin tectoniquement actif,...

Rifting between Arabia and Somalia started around 35 Ma followed by spreading at 17.6 Ma in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden. The first-order segment between Alula-Fartak and Socotra-Hadbeen fracture zones is divided into three second-order segments with different structure and morphology. Seismic reflection data were collected during the...

The North Anatolian Fault (NAF) is a >1200 km-long continental strike-slip fault system, acting as the plate boundary between Eurasia and Anatolia. West of the Yeniçaga fork in Turkey, the NAF divides in two main strands: the Main Marmara Fault crossing the Marmara Sea to the North, and a southern branch of the NAF crossing the Biga Peninsula....

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