期刊
TECTONOPHYSICS
卷 637, 期 -, 页码 251-267出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.10.014
关键词
Magma-poor margin; Crustal deformation; Margin segmentation; Necking zone; Gulf of Aden; Receiver function
资金
- Agency National de la Recherche [ANR-07-BLAN-0135]
- CNRS-INSU-PICS Yemen,
- GSMRB Yemen and Actions Marges
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) [R8/H10/64]
- NERC [NE/L013932/1]
- NERC [NE/L013932/1, NE/L013509/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/L013509/1, NE/L013932/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-07-BLAN-0135] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
Breakup of continents in magma-poor setting occurs primarily by faulting and plate thinning. Spatial and temporal variations in these processes can be influenced by the pre-rift basement structure as well as by early syn-rift segmentation of the rift. In order to better understand crustal deformation and influence of pre-rift architecture on breakup we use receiver functions from teleseismic recordings from Socotra which is part of the subaerial Oligo-Miocene age southern margin of the Gulf of Aden. We determine variations in crustal thickness and elastic properties, from which we interpret the degree of extension related thinning and crustal composition. Our computed receiver functions show an average crustal thickness of similar to 28 km for central Socotra, which decreases westward along the margin to an average of similar to 21 km. In addition, the crust thins with proximity to the continent-ocean transition to similar to 16 km in the northwest. Assuming an initial pre-rift crustal thickness of 35 km (undeformed Arabian plate), we estimate a stretching factor in the range of similar to 2.1-2.4 beneath Socotra. Our results show considerable differences between the crustal structure of Socotra's eastern and western sides on either side of the Hadibo transfer zone; the east displays a clear intracrustal conversion phase and thick crust when compared with the western part. The majority of measurements across Socotra show V-p/V-s ratios of between 1.70 and 1.77 and are broadly consistent with the Vp/Vs values expected from the granitic and carbonate rock type exposed at the surface. Our results strongly suggest that intrusion of mafic rock is absent or minimal, providing evidence that mechanical thinning accommodated the majority of crustal extension. From our observations we interpret that the western part of Socotra corresponds to the necking zone of a classic magma-poor continental margin, while the eastern part corresponds to the proximal domain. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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