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DOI10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.10.011
Australian-Antarctic breakup and seafloor spreading: Balancing geological and geophysical constraints
Williams S.E.; Whittaker J.M.; Halpin J.A.; Müller R.D.
发表日期2019
ISSN0012-9091
起始页码41
结束页码58
卷号188
英文摘要The motion of diverging tectonic plates is typically constrained by geophysical data from preserved ocean crust. However, constraining plate motions during continental rifting and the breakup process relies on balancing evidence from a diverse range of geological and geophysical observations, often subject to differing interpretations. Reconstructing the evolution of rifting and breakup between Australia and Antarctica epitomizes the challenges involved in creating detailed models of Pangea breakup. In this example, differing degrees of emphasis on and alternative interpretations of offshore geophysical data, in particular magnetic anomalies and seismic reflection profiles, and onshore geological data, lead to starkly contrasting views of how the continents were configured at the onset of Mesozoic rifting. Here, we critically review reconstructions of rifting and breakup in the light of all available geological and geophysical data, including magnetic anomalies, fracture zones, conjugate crustal domains, amounts of continental extension, continental geology, plate boundary locations, break-up ages and stratigraphy. We identify the most viable plate tectonic reconstructions both with and without the input of the oldest, more controversial magnetic anomaly interpretations, and discuss implications for reconstructions of other margin pairs. Our analysis highlights key discrepancies between reconstructions based solely on geological piercing points, and those based on a range of constraints. These insights provide a powerful framework for reducing the range of viable models for Australian-Antarctic rifting, and provide key lessons for future efforts aimed at constraining pre- and syn-rift plate tectonic reconstructions. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
语种英语
scopus关键词Australian plate; continental breakup; oceanic crust; plate boundary; plate motion; reconstruction; rifting; seafloor spreading
来源期刊EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
文献类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/209989
作者单位EarthByte Group, School of Geosciences, University of SydneyNSW 2006, Australia; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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Williams S.E.,Whittaker J.M.,Halpin J.A.,et al. Australian-Antarctic breakup and seafloor spreading: Balancing geological and geophysical constraints[J],2019,188.
APA Williams S.E.,Whittaker J.M.,Halpin J.A.,&Müller R.D..(2019).Australian-Antarctic breakup and seafloor spreading: Balancing geological and geophysical constraints.EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS,188.
MLA Williams S.E.,et al."Australian-Antarctic breakup and seafloor spreading: Balancing geological and geophysical constraints".EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS 188(2019).
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