Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area

ABSTRACT The southern foothills of the Fuegian Andes are bounded by the Beagle Channel (BC), a conspicuous E-W longitudinal basin, controlled by a large transcurrent fault system, which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The northern shore of the Beagle Channel's central segment is...

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Autores principales: Bran,Donaldo Mauricio, Tassone,Alejandro, Menichetti,Marco, Cerredo,María Elena, Lozano,Jorge Gabriel, Lodolo,Emanuele, Vilas,Juan Francisco
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-710620180001000012018-02-22Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel areaBran,Donaldo MauricioTassone,AlejandroMenichetti,MarcoCerredo,María ElenaLozano,Jorge GabrielLodolo,EmanueleVilas,Juan Francisco ERT Lineaments Beagle Transverse Faults Extension ABSTRACT The southern foothills of the Fuegian Andes are bounded by the Beagle Channel (BC), a conspicuous E-W longitudinal basin, controlled by a large transcurrent fault system, which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The northern shore of the Beagle Channel's central segment is characterized by several E-W oriented valleys, parallel to the main basin, which are interspersed with a series of oblique NW trending lineaments that extend across the mountain belt. A geoelectrical survey was carried out in order to investigate the shallow architecture of such sets of linear morphologies. The principal E-W lineament system was characterized by conspicuous sub-vertical resistivity contrasts, interpreted as fractured zones associated with fault strands of the main strike-slip Beagle Channel system, whereas the oblique NW-SE trending set of lineaments revealed slightly different resistivity patterns, with vertical displacements and less abrupt contrasts. These resistivity patterns, in combination with the widespread occurrence of normal faulting in the area, allowed to infer an extensional control over the oblique depressions. These morphological features were related to oblique transverse faults that segment two sub parallel E-W fault systems. The oblique faults were probably developed along inherited structural anisotropies and can be extended well beyond the BC shoreline to the NW. Both geophysical and field evidence suggest a post-glacial deformation along the area.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessServicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)Andean geology v.45 n.1 20182018-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-71062018000100001en10.5027/andgeov45n1-3002
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic ERT
Lineaments
Beagle
Transverse Faults
Extension
spellingShingle ERT
Lineaments
Beagle
Transverse Faults
Extension
Bran,Donaldo Mauricio
Tassone,Alejandro
Menichetti,Marco
Cerredo,María Elena
Lozano,Jorge Gabriel
Lodolo,Emanuele
Vilas,Juan Francisco
Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area
description ABSTRACT The southern foothills of the Fuegian Andes are bounded by the Beagle Channel (BC), a conspicuous E-W longitudinal basin, controlled by a large transcurrent fault system, which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The northern shore of the Beagle Channel's central segment is characterized by several E-W oriented valleys, parallel to the main basin, which are interspersed with a series of oblique NW trending lineaments that extend across the mountain belt. A geoelectrical survey was carried out in order to investigate the shallow architecture of such sets of linear morphologies. The principal E-W lineament system was characterized by conspicuous sub-vertical resistivity contrasts, interpreted as fractured zones associated with fault strands of the main strike-slip Beagle Channel system, whereas the oblique NW-SE trending set of lineaments revealed slightly different resistivity patterns, with vertical displacements and less abrupt contrasts. These resistivity patterns, in combination with the widespread occurrence of normal faulting in the area, allowed to infer an extensional control over the oblique depressions. These morphological features were related to oblique transverse faults that segment two sub parallel E-W fault systems. The oblique faults were probably developed along inherited structural anisotropies and can be extended well beyond the BC shoreline to the NW. Both geophysical and field evidence suggest a post-glacial deformation along the area.
author Bran,Donaldo Mauricio
Tassone,Alejandro
Menichetti,Marco
Cerredo,María Elena
Lozano,Jorge Gabriel
Lodolo,Emanuele
Vilas,Juan Francisco
author_facet Bran,Donaldo Mauricio
Tassone,Alejandro
Menichetti,Marco
Cerredo,María Elena
Lozano,Jorge Gabriel
Lodolo,Emanuele
Vilas,Juan Francisco
author_sort Bran,Donaldo Mauricio
title Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area
title_short Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area
title_full Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area
title_fullStr Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area
title_full_unstemmed Shallow architecture of Fuegian Andes lineaments based on Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central Beagle Channel area
title_sort shallow architecture of fuegian andes lineaments based on electrical resistivity tomography (ert). evidences of transverse extensional faulting in the central beagle channel area
publisher Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)
publishDate 2018
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-71062018000100001
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