G.P. Farangitakis
The impact of oblique inheritance and changes in relative plate motion on the development of rift-transform systems
Farangitakis, G.P.; Heron, P.J.; McCaffrey, K.J.W.; van Hunen, J; Kalnins, L.M.K.
Authors
P.J. Heron
K.J.W. McCaffrey
Professor Jeroen Van Hunen jeroen.van-hunen@durham.ac.uk
Professor
L.M.K. Kalnins
Abstract
In transform margins, oblique structural inheritance and plate motion vector changes have a direct impact on the margin's morphology and duration of transform activity. We investigate the effect of these two factors using numerical modelling. To simulate oblique inheritance in continental lithosphere, we model an initial rift-transform-rift configuration oriented at a range of angles (−45o to +45o) with respect to the extension direction. In a second suite of calculations, we first extend a rift-transform-rift system orthogonally and then vary the extension direction to simulate rotation of the far-field stress directions, and hence the relative plate motion. We found that transpressional deformation on the transform results in increased duration of fault activity and diffuse, longer transform zones at higher angles, while the opposite is true for the transtensional case. These observations are in good agreement with natural examples such as the Ungava Transform Zone, the Gulf of California and the Gulf of Aden, indicating that relative plate rotation plays an important role in the structural evolution of transform margins. Finally, we present a metric that links current transform margin morphology to past evolution.
Citation
Farangitakis, G., Heron, P., McCaffrey, K., van Hunen, J., & Kalnins, L. (2020). The impact of oblique inheritance and changes in relative plate motion on the development of rift-transform systems. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 541, Article 116277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116277
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 12, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 30, 2020 |
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Apr 16, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | May 7, 2020 |
Journal | Earth and Planetary Science Letters |
Print ISSN | 0012-821X |
Electronic ISSN | 1385-013X |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 541 |
Article Number | 116277 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116277 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1273222 |
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© 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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