Late Quaternary morpho-stratigraphic record of diapir rise in the Cardona salt extrusion, NE Spain. Halokinetic sequences, raised terraces and uplift rates
Pérez-Villar, Guillermo (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gutiérrez, Francisco (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Zarroca, Mario ; Roqué, Carles ; Benito-Calvo, Alfonso ; Menció, Anna
Resumen: Active diapirism has received very limited attention from the geomorphological and Quaternary Science perspective, despite the role played by this ground deformation process in the development of landforms and sedimentary environments, and the important practical implications associated with mobile salt structures (e,g., mining, hydrocarbon production, geostorage). The Cardona salt extrusion (NE Spain) was initiated in late Quaternary times from the post-shortening unroofing of the crest of a salt anticline by the entrenchment of the transverse Cardener River. Detailed mapping, outcrop analysis, geophysical data and trenching indicate that the diapir-flanking deposits show halokinetic complexes comprising two types of morpho-stratigraphic units: (1) an older flap of coarse-grained drapefolded colluvial deposits; and (2) younger lacustrine and fluvial deposits in peripheral depressions confined between the upturned colluvial flaps and the country rock slope. These synkinematic units record an overall relief inversion and correspond to the so-called wedge and hook halokinetic sequences, recording ratios between diapir rise rate and sedimentation rate lower and greater than 1, respectively. The radiocarbon ages obtained from several raised late Holocene strath terraces carved in the salt indicate uplift rates within the range of 36.5–12.1 mm/yr, consistent with geodetic data. The spatial variability of the uplift rates can be related to increasing flow rates towards the axis of the salt wall and potential along-strike variations. The relatively high diapir rise rates observed at Cardona diapir, unaffected by contractional displacement loading (tectonic squeezing), is attributed to the youthful stage of the salt extrusion and the low dynamic viscosity of the Cardona Saline Formation, with a low proportion of impurities and a significant amount of potash salts.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108462
Año: 2024
Publicado en: QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 324 (2024), 108462 [19 pp.]
ISSN: 0277-3791
Factor impacto JCR: 3.3 (2024)
Categ. JCR: GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL rank: 19 / 67 = 0.284 (2024) - Q2 - T1
Categ. JCR: GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 77 / 258 = 0.298 (2024) - Q2 - T1
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.334 - Archeology (Q1) - Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q1) - Global and Planetary Change (Q1) - Geology (Q1) - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1)
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2021-123189NB-I00
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Geodinámica Externa (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
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Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108462
Año: 2024
Publicado en: QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 324 (2024), 108462 [19 pp.]
ISSN: 0277-3791
Factor impacto JCR: 3.3 (2024)
Categ. JCR: GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL rank: 19 / 67 = 0.284 (2024) - Q2 - T1
Categ. JCR: GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 77 / 258 = 0.298 (2024) - Q2 - T1
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.334 - Archeology (Q1) - Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q1) - Global and Planetary Change (Q1) - Geology (Q1) - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1)
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2021-123189NB-I00
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Geodinámica Externa (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Exportado de SIDERAL (2025-09-22-14:33:05)
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