História termotectônica da margem continental brasileira a partir de dados de traços de fissão em apatita

The Brazilian continental margin shows geomorphological structures formed during several episodes of tectonic activity initiated in the Neoproterozoic. In order to establish a thermotectonic history model for the Brazilian continental margin, an integration and reinterpretation of the apatite fission track (AFT) data was performed. AFT ages range from ~385 to 10 Ma. The AFT data reveal that the continental margin was characterized by at least three thermal events post Brasiliano Cycle: Early Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous and Paleogene-Neogene. The events are related to the opening processes of the South Atlantic Ocean and to the rift and post-rift phases, with tectonic reactivations along to the margin. The Mantiqueira Province and the São Francisco Craton record the oldest events, from the Ordovician to the Permian, respectively, which affected the various parts in varying ways as evidence of the Famatinian and Gondwanide orogenies.A margem continental brasileira denota estruturas geomorfológicas moldadas durante vários episódios de atividade tectônica iniciados no Neoproterozoico. Com o objetivo de estabelecer um modelo de história termotectônica para a margem continental brasileira, foi realizada a integração e reinterpretação dos dados traços de fissão em apatita (TFA) disponíveis ao longo de toda a margem continental. As idades TFA variam de ~385-10 Ma. Os dados TFA revelam que a margem continental foi caracterizada por pelo menos três eventos térmicos após o Ciclo Brasiliano: Cretaceo Inferior, Cretaceo Superior e Paleógeno-Neógeno. Os eventos são relacionados aos processos de abertura do Oceano Atlântico Sul e às fases rifte e pós-rifte, com reativações tectônicas ao longo da margem. A Província Mantiqueira e o Cráton São Francisco registram os eventos mais antigos, desde o Ordoviciano e o Permiano, respectivamente, que afetaram de modo variado diferentes partes dessas províncias como reflexo das orogenias Famatiniana e Gondwanide

Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity

Slow slip events (SSEs) accommodate a significant proportion of tectonic plate motion at subduction zones, yet little is known about the faults that actually host them. The shallow depth (<2 km) of well-documented SSEs at the Hikurangi subduction zone offshore New Zealand offers a unique opportunity to link geophysical imaging of the subduction zone with direct access to incoming material that represents the megathrust fault rocks hosting slow slip. Two recent International Ocean Discovery Program Expeditions sampled this incoming material before it is entrained immediately down-dip along the shallow plate interface. Drilling results, tied to regional seismic reflection images, reveal heterogeneous lithologies with highly variable physical properties entering the SSE source region. These observations suggest that SSEs and associated slow earthquake phenomena are promoted by lithological, mechanical, and frictional heterogeneity within the fault zone, enhanced by geometric complexity associated with subduction of rough crust

História termotectônica da margem continental brasileira a partir de dados de traços de fissão em apatita

The Brazilian continental margin shows geomorphological structures formed during several episodes of tectonic activity initiated in the Neoproterozoic. In order to establish a thermotectonic history model for the Brazilian continental margin, an integration and reinterpretation of the apatite fission track (AFT) data was performed. AFT ages range from ~385 to 10 Ma. The AFT data reveal that the continental margin was characterized by at least three thermal events post Brasiliano Cycle: Early Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous and Paleogene-Neogene. The events are related to the opening processes of the South Atlantic Ocean and to the rift and post-rift phases, with tectonic reactivations along to the margin. The Mantiqueira Province and the São Francisco Craton record the oldest events, from the Ordovician to the Permian, respectively, which affected the various parts in varying ways as evidence of the Famatinian and Gondwanide orogenies.A margem continental brasileira denota estruturas geomorfológicas moldadas durante vários episódios de atividade tectônica iniciados no Neoproterozoico. Com o objetivo de estabelecer um modelo de história termotectônica para a margem continental brasileira, foi realizada a integração e reinterpretação dos dados traços de fissão em apatita (TFA) disponíveis ao longo de toda a margem continental. As idades TFA variam de ~385-10 Ma. Os dados TFA revelam que a margem continental foi caracterizada por pelo menos três eventos térmicos após o Ciclo Brasiliano: Cretaceo Inferior, Cretaceo Superior e Paleógeno-Neógeno. Os eventos são relacionados aos processos de abertura do Oceano Atlântico Sul e às fases rifte e pós-rifte, com reativações tectônicas ao longo da margem. A Província Mantiqueira e o Cráton São Francisco registram os eventos mais antigos, desde o Ordoviciano e o Permiano, respectivamente, que afetaram de modo variado diferentes partes dessas províncias como reflexo das orogenias Famatiniana e Gondwanide

Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity

Slow slip events (SSEs) accommodate a significant proportion of tectonic plate motion at subduction zones, yet little is known about the faults that actually host them. The shallow depth (<2 km) of well-documented SSEs at the Hikurangi subduction zone offshore New Zealand offers a unique opportunity to link geophysical imaging of the subduction zone with direct access to incoming material that represents the megathrust fault rocks hosting slow slip. Two recent International Ocean Discovery Program Expeditions sampled this incoming material before it is entrained immediately down-dip along the shallow plate interface. Drilling results, tied to regional seismic reflection images, reveal heterogeneous lithologies with highly variable physical properties entering the SSE source region. These observations suggest that SSEs and associated slow earthquake phenomena are promoted by lithological, mechanical, and frictional heterogeneity within the fault zone, enhanced by geometric complexity associated with subduction of rough crust