The major Adassil-Medinet fault; a complex evolution of high angle transpressive Variscan shear zones (Western High Atlas, Morocco)

IF 2.2 4区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
R. Dias , M. Hadani , M.R. Azevedo , N. Ait Ayad
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Abstract

The Western High Atlas is one of the most important sectors of the Variscan foldbelt in Morocco and also of its Alpine intracontinental orogen. Its tectonic evolution is thus essential for the understanding, not only of the Moroccan geology, but also of the interaction between successive orogenic cycles which is one of the focus of this article. Furthermore, as the Moroccan Variscides must be seen in the context of the complex dextral collision between Laurasia and Gondwana, this is also a contribution to the comprehension of the complexity of transpressive regimes and strain partitioning processes.

New data show that WNW-ESE sinistral Variscan shear zones (mainly the Addouz-Adassil-Anamrou one - AAAsz), although secondary to the main orogenic scale ENE-WSW dextral shear zones, must be considered in order to understand the Late Paleozoic deformation and its Alpine reactivation. In fact, the concentration of the last stages of the Variscan ductile deformation in the steep and irregular AAAsz played an important role in the initiation and localisation of the minor magmatic events and influenced the geometry and kinematics of the Late Variscan WNW-ESE sinistral shear zones. Furthermore, during the Alpine inversion, the orientation of the AAAsz and related major anisotropies tend to be reactivated, with a major reverse component, giving rise to the irregular Adassil-Medinet fault zone, one of the most important structures of the Western High Atlas.

阿达希尔-梅迪内特大断层;高角度转位变位剪切带的复杂演变(摩洛哥,西高阿特拉斯)
西高阿特拉斯是摩洛哥瓦里斯坎褶皱带最重要的地段之一,也是其阿尔卑斯洲内造山带最重要的地段之一。因此,它的构造演化不仅对了解摩洛哥地质,而且对了解连续造山运动周期之间的相互作用至关重要,这也是本文的重点之一。此外,由于必须在劳拉大陆和冈瓦纳大陆之间复杂的右旋碰撞背景下看待摩洛哥变位带,这也有助于理解换位制度和应变分化过程的复杂性。新的数据表明,要了解晚古生代的变形及其阿尔卑斯山的重新激活,就必须考虑西北-东南向的正弦瓦里斯坎剪切带(主要是阿杜兹-阿达西尔-阿纳姆鲁剪切带--AAAsz),尽管它是主要造山规模的ENE-WSW向斜剪切带的次要剪切带。事实上,瓦利斯坎韧性变形的最后阶段集中在陡峭和不规则的AAAsz地区,这对小岩浆事件的发生和定位起到了重要作用,并影响了瓦利斯坎晚期WNW-ESE正弦剪切带的几何形状和运动学。此外,在阿尔卑斯反转过程中,AAAsz 的走向和相关的主要各向异性趋于重新激活,并出现了主要的反向成分,从而形成了不规则的 Adassil-Medinet 断层带,这是西阿特拉斯高地最重要的结构之一。
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Journal of African Earth Sciences
Journal of African Earth Sciences 地学-地球科学综合
CiteScore
4.70
自引率
4.30%
发文量
240
审稿时长
12 months
期刊介绍: The Journal of African Earth Sciences sees itself as the prime geological journal for all aspects of the Earth Sciences about the African plate. Papers dealing with peripheral areas are welcome if they demonstrate a tight link with Africa. The Journal publishes high quality, peer-reviewed scientific papers. It is devoted primarily to research papers but short communications relating to new developments of broad interest, reviews and book reviews will also be considered. Papers must have international appeal and should present work of more regional than local significance and dealing with well identified and justified scientific questions. Specialised technical papers, analytical or exploration reports must be avoided. Papers on applied geology should preferably be linked to such core disciplines and must be addressed to a more general geoscientific audience.
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