A Deep Seismic Study of the Amazon Cone: Implications for the Strength of the Extended Continental Lithosphere

The Amazon Cone is a deep-sea fan system that developed on a continental margin, North East Brazil and French Guiana, approximately 90-100 Myr following a rifting event. Gravityand flexure modelling suggest that the Cone sediments have loaded the margin almost to the limits of its strength. The investigators propose to carry out the first seismic refraction experiment to determine the structure of the crust and mantle that has been deformed by the Cone load. The experiment will provide new constraints on the structure, the nature of the ocean-continental boundary, the thermal and mechanical properties, and the resource potential of deep-water continental margins.

Date (Creation): 2002-11-01

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480060

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Oxford	Professor Anthony B Watts	tony@earth.ox.ac.uk	Principal investigator
University of Durham	Dr Christine Peirce	not available	Principal investigator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Point of contact

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Crustal shortening
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Deep focus earthquakes
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Language: English

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Geographic identifier: BR
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Geographic identifier: BRA
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Geographic identifier: BRAZIL [id=860000]
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Geographic identifier: FRENCH GUIANA [id=858000]
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Begin date: 2002-11

End date: 2006-09

Supplemental Information: OML Project. Grant Reference Number NER/T/S/2001/01242. Investigator Professor AB Watts. Period of Award: 1 Nov 2002 - 30 Sep 2006. 'RRS Discovery D275, Cruise Report - Amazon Cone Seismic Experiment' Prof AB Watts, Dr C Peirce.

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