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Neotectonic structure of the Lakonikos gulf (EN)
PAPANIKOLAOU, D.
CHRONIS, G.
METAXAS, C.
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Peer-reviewed Article (EN)
2001-01-01
Detailed single-channel seismic reflection survey has been carried out in the Lakonikos Gulf, Southern Péloponnèse, aiming to a better understanding of the neotectonic structure of the Lakonikos Basin. Our survey showed that, contrary to the model of a simple N-S asymmetric graben previously considered, a tectonic horst occurs within the tectonic graben of Lakonikos. A subsidence of more than 1000m is produced by the N-S marginal faults, whereas, the N-S faults creating the central horst structure within the Lakonikos graben are high-angle reverse faults, which have uplifted the sea bottom together with the Pleistocene and Holocene sediments by about 100m. Several E-W vertical transcurrent faults, with strike-slip motion deform the N-S structures. The central tectonic horst structure is very recent as the observed deformation of the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene sediments indicated and a transtensional geodynamic regime is suggested. (EN)
Greece (EN)
neotectonic structure (EN)
seismic reflection survey (EN)
Lakonikos Gulf (EN)
Southern Péloponnèse (EN)
Δελτίο της Ελληνικής Γεωλογικής Εταιρίας
English
Geological Society of Greece (EN)
0438-9557
2529-1718
Δελτίο της Ελληνικής Γεωλογικής Εταιρείας; Τόμ. 34 Αρ. 1 (2001): 9o διεθνές Συνέδριο της ΕΓΕ; 297-302 (EL)
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece; Vol. 34 No. 1 (2001): 9th International Conference of the Geological Society of Greece; 297-302 (EN)
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