Hanging-wall deformation at the active Sierra Palomera extensional fault (Jiloca basin, Spain) from structural, morphotectonic, geophysical and trench study

Peiro, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Simon, J.L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Arlegui, L.E. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ezquerro, L. ; García-Lacosta, A.I. ; Lamelas, M.T. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Liesa, C.L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Luzón, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Martín-Bello, L. ; Pueyo-Anchuela, O. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Russo, N.

Resumen: The NNW-SSE trending Sierra Palomera fault is characterized as an active, nearly pure extensional fault with mean transport direction towards N230°E, consistent with the ENE-WSW extension trajectories of the recent to present-day regional stress field. Its macrostructure is described from surface geology and magnetometric and electromagnetic surveys, which have allowed identifying two subsidiary, nearly parallel normal faults (antithetic and synthetic, respectively). The structural contour map of an extensive planation surface, dated to 3.8 Ma, provides a maximum fault throw s.s. of 330 m for the main fault (480 m including bending), and a net slip rate of 0.09–0.10 mm/a (0.13–0.15 mm/a including bending). Trench study focussed on the subsidiary antithetic fault shows evidence of its activity during Middle-Late Pleistocene times, offsetting ca. 2.5 m the slope of a well-preserved alluvial fan. Detailed analysis and retrodeformation of the antithetic fault and other minor ruptures in the trench has allowed defining seven deformation events. The lack of a consistent age model for the involved sedimentary sequence makes them almost meaningless in terms of paleoseismic history. However, geometry and sequential development of meso-scale faults (intermediate between seismic-scale and analogue models) allows unravelling the extensional deformation history within the hanging-wall block of the Sierra Palomera fault. Progressive rupture patterns reveal shifting from dominantly synthetic to dominantly antithetic faulting, suggesting both kinematical control linked to rollover growth, and dynamical control by the regional stress field. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229274

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Tectonophysics 828 (2022), 229274 [21 pp]
ISSN: 0040-1951

Factor impacto JCR: 2.9 (2022)

Categ. JCR: GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS rank: 38 / 87 = 0.437 (2022) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.8 - Earth and Planetary Sciences (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.309 - Geophysics (Q1) - Earth-Surface Processes (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2019-108705GB-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E32-20R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/LMP127-18

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica Ciencias Exper. (Dpto. Didácticas Específicas)
Área (Departamento): Área Geodinámica Interna (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Área Estratigrafía (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Área Análisis Geográfico Regi. (Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ.)