Structure of the Sea of Galilee and Kinarot Valley derived from combined geological geophysical analysis

Eppelbaum, Lev; Ben‐Avraham, Zvi; Katz, Youri

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“…The Early Cretaceous or Early Jurassic, as was supposed in [6], do not contain su ciently prolonged periods of the Earth's magnetic eld inverse polarity. We suggest that this is the Kiama zone of inverse polarity [104,105] (with duration of almost 50 mln years) that was rst detected in the Late Carboniferous and Permian in Australia [42]. Interestingly, both the main faults and the plate boundaries limit the Kiama paleomagnetic zone position.…”

Section: Delineated Kiama Hyperzone Of Inverse Polaritymentioning

confidence: 84%

“…of Israel, maps of the Moho discontinuity for the EMM [8,27], the geothermal gradient map of Israel [28], a map of the Curie discontinuity for Israel [27], and maps of earthquakes epicenters [19,29,30]. In addition we drew on the results of regional analyses of seismic, gravity, magnetic and thermal data in this region [1,2,4,6,9,15,[31][32][33][34][35], seismostratigraphic examinations [10,11,[36][37][38][39][40][41], paleomagnetic reconstructions and data examination [42][43][44][45], GPS constraints [46,47] as well as detailed geophysicalgeological studies in separate areas [48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59].…”

Section: Geophysical Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• ) whereas the arc of the terrane belt has been rotated to anticlockwise direction [105]. An amplitude of horizontal movement consisted of no less than 120 km from the oceanic basin to Galilee-Lebanon terrane [85].…”

Section: Development Of a Rst Paleomagnetic Map Of The Easternmost Mementioning

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Newly developed paleomagnetic map of the EasternmostMediterranean joined with tectono-structural analysis unmaskgeodynamic history of this region

Eppelbaum

Katz

2015

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Newly developed paleomagnetic map of the Easternmost Mediterranean joined with tectono-structural analysis unmask geodynamic history of this regionAbstract: Comprehensive magnetic-paleomagnetic analysis of physical-geological models developed for the Easternmost Mediterranean (northern part of the Sinai plate) accompanied by gravity and seismic data examination enabled the detection of a zone of inverse magnetization of submeridional strike with a total volume exceeding 120,000 km . Such a large zone must correspond to the prolonged period of inverse polarity in the Earth's magnetic eld history. We suggest that this inversely magnetized thick block of the Earth's crust corresponds to the known Kiama hyperzone. A paleomagnetic map constructed on the basis of abovementioned geophysical data analysis combined with detailed examination of structural, radiometric, petrological, facial, paleogeographical and some other data indicates that to the west of the Kiama zone is situated the Jalal zone, and to the east -Illawarra, Omolon and Gissar zones. Discovery of the Kiama paleomagnetic zone combined with tectonogeodynamical analysis and paleobiographical data examination indicates that the Earth's oceanic crust blocks may have been shifted by transform faults from the eastern part of the Tethys Ocean to their modern position in the Easternmost Mediterranean. Analysis of potential geophysical elds and seismological maps integrated with tectonostructural examination show the isolation of the northern part of Sinai plate from other terranes. For the rst time formation-paleogeographical maps of Triassic and Jurassic for the Easternmost Mediterranean have been compiled and their tectono-geodynamical explanation has been given. The obtained data create a basis for reconsidering tectonic zonation, paleogeodynamical reconstructions and searching for economic deposits in this region.

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Section: Delineated Kiama Hyperzone Of Inverse Polaritymentioning

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2015

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“…Of primary importance are the geophysical maps that included gravity and magnetic maps of Israel and the Levant [54][55][56], satellite gravity data [57], a map of the Moho discontinuity for the eastern Mediterranean [58], a map of the Curie discontinuity for Israel [58], the geothermal gradient map of Israel [59] and maps of earthquakes epicenters [60,61]. In addition we drew on the results of regional analyses of seismic, gravity, magnetic and thermal data in this region [2][3][4]11,13,20,62,63], seismostratigraphic examinations [10,11,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21], and detailed geophysical-geological studies in separate areas [14,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74].…”

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“…The Cretaceous and Neogene-Quaternary local volcanic eruptions also follow these faults (Figure 4). Magnetoactive rocks producing high gradients generally correspond to surface and subsurface trap complexes, the thicknesses of which depend on the disjunctive tectonics in the region [53,71,74]. This map indicates that the sharpest gradients (125-750 nT/km) correspond to the Precambrian plate.…”

Section: Analysis Of Geophysical Fieldsmentioning

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Tectonic-Geophysical Mapping of Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Hydrocarbon Prospecting

Eppelbaum¹,

Katz²

2011

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The eastern Mediterranean is a tectonically complex region evolving in the long term located in the midst of the progressive Afro-Eurasian collision. Despite years of investigation, its geological-geophysical structure is not completely known. At the same time, the recent discovery of large gas deposits has attracted the attention of many researchers to this region. For instance, the latest U. S. Geological Survey estimates using conventional assessment methodology suggest that there are on the order of 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil and more than 4 trillion m3 of recoverable gas in the Levant Basin [1]. This highlights the need for analysis of the paleogeographical conditions that can yield deep paleotectonic criteria for oil and gas discovery in this region. For this purpose, isopach maps of the Middle-Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous were generated from detailed examinations of numerous well sections and the most significant outcroppings in the eastern Mediterranean. The maps confirm an earlier model of continental accretion [2]. In particular, abrupt changes in the trend and thickness of the Early Mesozoic formations coincide with the terrane boundaries. These compiled isopach maps also pinpoint significant distinctions between the Arabian and Sinai plates on the one hand and the Syrian arc on the other. A new tectonic map of the eastern Mediterranean is presented that first of all integrates geophysical satellite-derived gravity and airborne magnetic fields, as well as tectonic-structural, paleogeographical and facial analyses. The results have clear implications for hydrocarbon prospecting in this region

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Advanced Combined Geophysical-Geological Mapping of the Sea of Galilee and Its Vicinity

Eppelbaum

Katz²,

Ben‐Avraham³

2022

Instrumentation and Measurement Technologies for Water Cycle Management

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Structure of the Sea of Galilee and Kinarot Valley derived from combined geological geophysical analysis

Cited by 28 publications

References 25 publications

Newly developed paleomagnetic map of the EasternmostMediterranean joined with tectono-structural analysis unmaskgeodynamic history of this region

Newly developed paleomagnetic map of the EasternmostMediterranean joined with tectono-structural analysis unmaskgeodynamic history of this region

Tectonic-Geophysical Mapping of Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Hydrocarbon Prospecting

Advanced Combined Geophysical-Geological Mapping of the Sea of Galilee and Its Vicinity

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