The Plate Tectonic History of the Past Tethys Ocean

Ricou, Luc-Emmanuel

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-1558-0_1

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“…Garfunkel 1998Garfunkel , 2004. The reconstructions of Robertson et al (1991Robertson et al ( , 1996Robertson et al ( , 2004, Dercourt et al (1993Dercourt et al ( , 1998Dercourt et al ( , 2000 and Ricou (1996) envisage the rifting of several microcontinents from Gondwana. These fragments drifted northwards until they were accreted to Eurasia at various times.…”

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Tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region: an introduction

Robertson

Mountrakis

2006

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Abstract:The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the key regions for the understanding of fundamental tectonic processes, including continental rifting, passive margins, ophiolites, subduction, accretion, collision and post-collisional exhumation. It is also ideal for understanding the interaction of tectonic, sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic processes through time that eventually lead to the development of an orogenic belt. Below, we will outline some milestones in the development of tectonic-related research in the Eastern Mediterranean region. We will mention how studies of the Eastern Mediterranean contribute to our understanding of fundamental tectonic processes and indicate how papers in this volume contribute to this aim. Current and emerging research themes will be highlighted. We will also outline the main alternative tectonic reconstructions of the region (see Fig. 1), and mention which of these the different contributors favour. Tethyan nomenclature remains controversial and we will suggest an appropriate informal terminology for the various oceanic basins that existed. An entr6e to some of the key literature sources is also provided. Citations here are mainly to edited volumes, which provide access to this large subject area.Many of the papers in this book integrate and synthesize large amounts of geological information for extended periods of geological time. The papers are ordered in a general time sequence with a view to linking those that consider comparable tectonic setting and processes. The locations of the areas are shown in Figures 2 and 3. Figure 2 also shows the main sutures, and Figure 3 illustrates the main neotectonic elements of the region.

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Tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region: an introduction

Robertson

Mountrakis

2006

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“…After its detachment from Gondwana in Permian time, the Iran plate, as the central part of the Cimmerian continent (Sengör, 1990), moved northward and finally collided with Eurasia during Late Triassic, thereby closing the Palaeo-Tethys (Ricou, 1996;Dercourt et al, 1993;2000;Stampfli et al, 2001;Kazmin, & Tikhonova., 2005). The resulting EoCimmerian orogeny formed an E-W mountain belt, the so-called Cimmerides (Sengör, 1990;Sengör et al, 1998).…”

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Thermal maturity of the Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic Shemshak Group (Alborz Range, Northern Iran) based on organic petrography, geochemistry and basin modelling: implications for source rock evaluation and petroleum exploration

Shekarifard

Baudin²,

Seyed–Emami

et al. 2011

Geol. Mag.

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Organic petrography and geochemical analyses have been carried out on shales, carbonaceous shales and coals of the Shemshak Group (Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic) from 15 localities along the Alborz Range of Northern Iran. Thermal maturity of organic matter (OM) has been investigated using vitrinite reflectance, Rock-Eval pyrolysis and elemental analysis of kerogen. Reflectance of autochthonous vitrinite varies from 0.6 to 2.2% indicating thermally early-mature to over-mature OM in the Shemshak Group, in agreement with other maturity parameters used. The shales of the Shemshak Group are characterized by poor to high residual organic carbon contents (0.13 to 5.84%) and the presence of hydrogen-depleted OM, predominantly as a consequence of oxidation of OM at the time of deposition and the hydrogen loss during petroleum generation. According to light-reflected microscopy results, vitrinite/vitrinite-like macerals are dominant in the kerogen concentrates from the shaly facies. The coals and carbonaceous shales of the Shemshak Group show a wide range in organic carbon concentration (3.5 to 88.6%) and composition (inertinite- and vitrinite-rich types), and thereby different petroleum potentials. Thermal modelling results suggest that low to moderate palaeo-heat flow, ranging from 47 to 79 mW m−2 (57 mW m−2 on average), affected the Central-Eastern Alborz basin during Tertiary time, the time of maximum burial of the Shemshak Group. The maximum temperature that induced OM maturation of the Shemshak Group seems to be related to its deep burial rather than to a very strong heat flow related to an uppermost Triassic–Liassic rifting. The interval of petroleum generation in the most deeply buried part of the Shemshak Group (i.e. Tazareh section) corresponds to Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times. Exhumation of the Alborz Range during Late Neogene time, especially along the axis of the Central-Eastern Alborz, where maximum vitrinite reflectance values are recorded, probably destroyed possible petroleum accumulations. However, on the northern flank of the Central-Eastern Alborz, preservation of petroleum accumulations may be expected. The northern part of the basin therefore seems the best target for petroleum exploration.

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“…3. Late Albian-Cenomanian palaeogeographic reconstruction showing the studied area in the Western Tethys domain and the Carpathian Basin (after Ricou et al 1996;Golonka et al 2000;Birkenmajer 1979;Jurewicz 2005;simplified) (Passendorfer 1930), belonging to the Żeleźniak Member and Ku Stawku Beds (the latter unit as neptunean dikes; Text- fig. 4).…”

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“…During the Mesozoic, the Tatras (Tatricum, Fatricum and Hronicum sensu Biely 1990), as a part of the Central Western Carpathian area, were situated in the Western Tethys domain, between the European and African plates (e.g., Ricou et al 1996;Plašienka 1999;Text- fig. 3).…”

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Foraminiferal and radiolarian biostratigraphy of the youngest (Late Albian through Late Cenomanian) sediments of the Tatra massif, Central Western Carpathians

Bąk

2013

Acta Geologica Polonica

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Bąk, K. and Bąk M. 2013. Foraminiferal and radiolarian biostratigraphy of the youngest (Late Albian through Late Cenomanian) sediments of the Tatra massif, Central Western Carpathians. Acta Geologica Polonica, 63 (2), 223-237. Warszawa. The foraminiferal and radiolarian biostratigraphy of selected sections of the Zabijak Formation, the youngest sediments of the Tatra massif (Central Western Carpathians), have been studied. Benthic foraminifers, mainly agglutinated species, occur abundantly and continuously throughout the studied succession, while planktic foraminifers are generally sparse. Five planktic and two benthic foraminiferal zones have been recognized. The marly part of the Zabijak Formation comprises the Pseudothalmanninella ticinensis (Upper Albian) through the Rotalipora cushmani (Upper Cenomanian) planktic foraminiferal zones, and the Haplophragmoides nonioninoides and Bulbobaculites problematicus benthic foraminiferal zones. The radiolarians were recognized exclusively in the Lower Cenomanian part of the formation.

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The Plate Tectonic History of the Past Tethys Ocean

Cited by 57 publications

References 116 publications

Tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region: an introduction

Tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region: an introduction

Thermal maturity of the Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic Shemshak Group (Alborz Range, Northern Iran) based on organic petrography, geochemistry and basin modelling: implications for source rock evaluation and petroleum exploration

Foraminiferal and radiolarian biostratigraphy of the youngest (Late Albian through Late Cenomanian) sediments of the Tatra massif, Central Western Carpathians

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