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TERRA NOVA
Volume 33, Issue 6, Pages 551-559Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ter.12547
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- Paris-Saclay University research grant
- TelluS Program of CNRS-INSU
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The study on syn-faulting calcites in the northern foreland basin of the Pyrenees reveals significant deformations from the Eocene to the Miocene. This suggests a complex tectonic evolution of the Pyrenean orogen over different geological periods, possibly influenced by the interaction between Africa, Iberia, and Europe.
Absolute dating helps to define the age and duration of orogen building. Here we present new U-Pb ages of syn-faulting calcites collected in the northern foreland basin of the Pyrenees. The studied area underwent deformation during the Eocene growth of the belt. This orogenic growth is considered to have persisted until the Late Oligocene, after which post-orogenic processes prevailed. Microstructural analysis coupled with U-Pb dating of syn-faulting calcite confirms the well-known NW-SE to N-S main shortening stage of the Pyrenean orogen during the Eocene (from 48.7 +/- 2.2 to 43.2 +/- 5.3 Ma). But our data further reveal NE-SW shortening during the Miocene, ca. 16 Ma ago, that has never been seen in the northern Pyrenean foreland. We propose that this tectonic phase, now identified on both sides of the Pyrenean Belt, is a consequence of a stronger coupling between Africa, Iberia and Europe at this time.
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