2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2003.12.003
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A restatement of the Mesozoic Atlasic Rifting (Morocco)

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“…In accordance with most studies, we assume that riftrelated normal faulting began in Carnian times at *225 Ma (e.g., Laville et al 2004) and created two main extensional systems: a NNE-SSW trending one which led eventually to opening of the Central Atlantic and an ENE-WSW striking system, the Atlas rift, which was abandoned during the Early Jurassic. While normal faults in the Central Atlantic system are generally well imaged in seismic lines, this is less the case for extensional faults in the Atlas because of their subsequent reactivation during Tertiary contraction.…”
Section: Kinematics Of the Nw Morocco Rifted Marginsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…In accordance with most studies, we assume that riftrelated normal faulting began in Carnian times at *225 Ma (e.g., Laville et al 2004) and created two main extensional systems: a NNE-SSW trending one which led eventually to opening of the Central Atlantic and an ENE-WSW striking system, the Atlas rift, which was abandoned during the Early Jurassic. While normal faults in the Central Atlantic system are generally well imaged in seismic lines, this is less the case for extensional faults in the Atlas because of their subsequent reactivation during Tertiary contraction.…”
Section: Kinematics Of the Nw Morocco Rifted Marginsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…Consequently the Tunisian area evokes many tectonics phases. According to [16,17], the Magrebide platform is affected by syntectonics filling of graben and half-graben during upper Trias and lower Lias. Through the middle Lias a carbonated platform established, finally a Cenomano-Turronian transgression covers the all system.…”
Section: Tectonics Eventsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Se caracterizó (Fig. 7) por un contexto geodinámico extensional relacionado con el rifting del Atlántico central (Manspeizer, 1988;Laville, 1988;Laville & Piqué, 1991;Piqué & Laville, 1993Laville et al, 2004;Oujidi et al, 1997;Mahmoudi & Bertrand, 2007;Baudon et al, 2009;Quarbous et al, 2009) cuyos efectos llegaron plenamente al Atlas, reactivándose muchas de las fallas que ya habían afectado al basamento herciniano. Esta removilización fue la que individualizó las cuencas del Alto Muluya, cuyo relleno fue a la vez contemporáneo con los procesos extensionales que, a lo largo del Jurásico, determinarían la apertura del Tethys occidental.…”
Section: Conclusionesunclassified
“…Este relleno, netamente sintectónico (synrift: Laville & Piqué, 1991;Laville et al, 1995Laville et al, , 2004Bouatmani et al, 2004;Baudon et al, 2009), se producía en un medio continental con descargas detríticas sucesivas que, desde los abanicos aluviales situados al borde de los macizos montañosos, pasaban a formar sistemas aluviales trenzados con las llanuras de inundación cada vez más extensas. Las importantes variaciones de espesor y los notables cambios de facies atestiguan la reactivación de los relieves, lo que se producía por la continuación del proceso del rifting (Fig.…”
Section: Conclusionesunclassified