THE ATLANTIC-OCEAN OPENING - EXTENSIONAL REACTIVATION OF PALEOZOIC STRUCTURES

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PIQUE, A [1 ]
LAVILLE, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAEN,LAB GEOL NORMANDIE OCCIDENTALE,F-14032 CAEN,FRANCE
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COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II | 1993年 / 317卷 / 10期
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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Comparison of the Upper Triassic-Lower Liassic sedimentary and magmatic rocks of the two sides of the central Atlantic suggests that the Atlantic rift was asymmetrical and controlled by detachment faults. These extensive structures may represent Palaeozoic thrusts reactivated in a extensional regime, following a post-Alleghanian lithospheric delamination.
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