Intraplate deformation and 3D rheological structure of the Rhine Rift System and adjacent areas of the northern Alpine foreland

Cloetingh, S.A.P.L.; Ziegler, Peter A.; Beekman, F.; Andriessen, P.A.M.; Hardebol, N.; Dèzes, P.

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“…An understanding of the temporal and spatial strength distribution of continental lithosphere (e.g., Cloetingh and Van Wees, 2005;Cloetingh et al, 2005aCloetingh et al, ,b, 2006Tesauro et al, 2007Tesauro et al, , 2009bTesauro et al, , 2012bTesauro et al, , 2013 may offer quantitative insights into the patterns of its intraplate deformation (basin inversion and upthrusting of basement blocks) and particularly into the pattern of lithospheric-scale folding and buckling. So far, strength envelopes and the effective elastic thickness (EET) of the lithosphere have been calculated for a number of locations in Europe (e.g., Cloetingh and Burov, 1996).…”

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Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

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Beekman

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Treatise on Geophysics

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Section: Rheological Controls On Basin Evolution: Europe's Continentamentioning

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“…recently proposed a modification of the shape and amount of the Quaternary uplift of the Ardennes based on a new interpretation of the incision data of intra-massif streams and additional geomorphological data. Lithospheric folding in response to intraplate compression in front of the alpine orogen (Cloetingh et al, 2005;) and upwelling of the Eifel mantel plume (and thermal thinning of the lithospheric mantle, Meyer and Stets, 1998;Garcia-Castellanos et al, 2000) are commonly cited as the two main causes of the Quaternary uplift of the Ardennes Massif. Nowadays, the ArdennesRhenish Massif is characterized by a moderate tectonic activity driven by intraplate motions (Camelbeeck, 2000;Cloetingh et al, 2005).…”

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“…Lithospheric folding in response to intraplate compression in front of the alpine orogen (Cloetingh et al, 2005;) and upwelling of the Eifel mantel plume (and thermal thinning of the lithospheric mantle, Meyer and Stets, 1998;Garcia-Castellanos et al, 2000) are commonly cited as the two main causes of the Quaternary uplift of the Ardennes Massif. Nowadays, the ArdennesRhenish Massif is characterized by a moderate tectonic activity driven by intraplate motions (Camelbeeck, 2000;Cloetingh et al, 2005). The maximum uplift rate to which the Ardennes were subjected to was approximately 0.5 mm yr −1 (or 500 m per million years).…”

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The topographic signature of Quaternary tectonic uplift in the Ardennes massif (Western Europe)

Sougnez

Vanacker

2011

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Geomorphic processes that produce and transport sediment, and incise river valleys are complex; and often difficult to quantify over longer timescales of 10 3 to 10 5 y. Morphometric indices that describe the topography of hill slopes, valleys and river channels have commonly been used to compare morphological characteristics between catchments and to relate them to hydrological and erosion processes. This study aims to analyze the link between tectonic uplift rates and landscape morphology based on slope and channel morphometric indexes. To achieve this objective, we selected 10 catchments of about 150 to 250 km 2 across the Ardennes Massif (a Palaeozoic massif of NW Europe, principally located in Belgium) that cover various tectonic domains with uplift rates ranging from about 0.06 to 0.20 mm yr −1 since mid-Pleistocene times. The morphometric analysis indicates that the slope and channel morphology of third-order catchments is not yet in topographic steady-state, and exhibits clear convexities in slope and river profiles. Our analysis indicates that the fluvial system is the main driver of topographic evolution and that the spatial pattern of uplift rates is reflected in the distribution of channel steepness and convexity. The spatial variation that we observe in slope and channel morphology between the 10 third-order catchments suggests that the response of the fluvial system was strongly diachronic, and that a transient signal of adjustment is migrating from the Meuse valley towards the Ardennian headwaters.

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“…[39] The strength of the continental lithosphere is controlled by its depth-dependent rheological structure. This is mainly depending on the thickness and composition of crustal layers, the thickness of the lithosphere mantle, the temperature structure, the strain rate, and the presence or absence of fluids [e.g., Carter and Tsenn, 1987;Kirby and Kronenberg, 1987;Diament, 1995, 1996;Cloetingh et al, 2005].…”

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Crustal‐scale structural architecture in central Chile based on seismicity and surface geology: Implications for Andean mountain building

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[1] We document a crustal-scale structural model for the central Chile Andes based on seismicity and surface geology, which consists in a major east verging ramp-detachment structure connecting the subduction zone with the cordillera. The ramp rises from the subducting slab at ∼60 km depth to 15-20 km below the western edge of the cordillera, extending eastward as a 10 km depth flat detachment. This structure plays a fundamental role in the Andean orogenesis because most of the shortening has been accommodated by structures rooted in it and allows the distribution of crustal thickening in a "simple shear deformation mode." Indeed, despite shortening distribution being very asymmetric (∼16 km versus ∼70 km in the western and eastern side, respectively), the western side is higher and thicker than what is expected. Yield strength envelopes show strong rheological control on this structure. V p and V p /V s variations in the upper mantle and in the deepest limit of the seismogenic interplate contact mark the intersection of the ramp with the slab, which coincides with the blueschist-eclogite transition. Therefore, subduction processes would control the depth where the major east verging structure may merge with the slab. Such a ramp-flat structure is observed in other parts of the Chilean margin; hence, it seems to be a first-order feature in the Andean subduction zone. This structure delimitates upward the rocks, transmitting part of the plate convergence stress from the plate interface, and controls mountain-building tectonics, thus playing a key role in the Andean orogeny.

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Intraplate deformation and 3D rheological structure of the Rhine Rift System and adjacent areas of the northern Alpine foreland

Cited by 25 publications

References 103 publications

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

The topographic signature of Quaternary tectonic uplift in the Ardennes massif (Western Europe)

Crustal‐scale structural architecture in central Chile based on seismicity and surface geology: Implications for Andean mountain building

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