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A discussion on the structure and evolution of the Red Sea and the nature of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Ethiopia rift junction - The shear along the Dead Sea rift
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In this paper, it was shown that while none of the pre-Tertiary sedimentary or igneous units extend right across the rift, all of them resume a reasonable palaeographical configuration once the east side of the rift is placed 105 km south of its present position.Abstract:
Recent surface and subsurface geological investigations in Israel and Jordan provide new data for the re-examination of Dubertret’s (1932) hypothesis of the left-hand shear along the Dead Sea rift. It is found that while none of the pre-Tertiary sedimentary or igneous rock units extend right across the rift, all of them resume a reasonable palaeographical configuration once the east side of the rift is placed 105 km south of its present position. It is therefore concluded that the 105 km post-Cretaceous, left-hand shear along the Dead Sea rift is well established. The 40 to 45 km offset of Miocene rocks and smaller offsets of younger features indicate an average shear movement rate of 0.4 to 0.6 cm a -1 during the last 7 to 10 Ma. Unfortunately, the 60 km pre-Miocene movement cannot be dated yet. Along the Arava and Gulf of Aqaba and in Lebanon the shear is divided over a wide fault zone within and outside the rift.read more
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The petroleum prospectivity of lebanon: an overview
TL;DR: In this article, an updated review of the petroleum prospectivity of Lebanon is presented based on a re-assessment of the tectono-stratigraphic succession in Lebanon, correlation with nearby countries and the results of a recent offshore seismic survey.
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The jurassic facies in the levant
F. Hirsch,L. Picard +1 more
TL;DR: The Triassic - Liassic contact in the Levant is a distinct sedimentary break expressed by lateritic palaeosols (Mishhor) or volcanics (Asher) as mentioned in this paper.
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Geology of the Metulla quadrangle, northern Israel: Implications for the offset along the Dead Sea Rift
Amihai Sneh,Ram Weinberger +1 more
Abstract: A stratigraphic analysis of Jurassic to Eocene rock units in the Metulla quadrangle provides ample evidence for a left-lateral offset based on the differences between the two sides of the Dead Sea Rift (DSR). The stratigraphic evidence for this offset is as follows: (1) The Jurassic Kidod shales of Mount Hermon face a limestone domain on the west side of the DSR throughout all of the Galilee; (2) the Neocomian volcanic sequence east of the DSR at the base of the Hatira sandstones in Mount Hermon is equivalent to the Tayasir Volcanics to its west in northern Samaria, and is different from the volcanic sequence of the Naftali Mountains and of Gebel Niha, which occur higher in the stratigraphic section; (3) sandstones of the Aptian Hidra Formation exposed in Mount Hermon are correlated with sandstones from the same stratigraphic unit in Samaria, while the Hidra Formation in the Naftali Mountains lacks sandstones; (4) the Albian Mas’ada Formation of Mount Hermon comprises limestone in the lower part and marl above it, while the equivalent Rama Formation in the Naftali Mountains is basically a marl sequence; (5) the Turonian Bina Formation exposed in the Shamir “windows” is divided into three units comparable to the Derorim, Shivta, and Nezer formations in the Gilboa Mountains, 90 km to the south and west of the DSR; (6) the Paleocene Taqiye marls in the Hula 3 borehole, north of Kefar Gil’adi and less than 2 km to the east of the Qiryat Shemona fault (and west of the Tel Hay fault) is about 360 m thick, which is comparable with the 370-m section exposed in Nahal Bezeq 100 km to the south, only several kilometers west of the western fault of the DSR. The Taqiye Formation of the Naftali Mountains is much thinner, and it appears in a marl and chert facies. Based on the last evidence, we suggest that the Qiryat Shemona fault forms the boundary between the African and Arabian plates in northern Israel.
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Geometry and subsidence history of the Dead Sea basin: A case for fluid‐induced mid‐crustal shear zone?
Uri S. ten Brink,C. H. Flores +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors use seismic tomography, 2-D ray tracing, gravity modeling, and subsidence analysis to study crustal extension of the Dead Sea basin (DSB), a large and long-lived pull-apart basin along the DST.
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Transform margins of the Arctic: a synthesis and re-evaluation
TL;DR: In this paper, an element of transform motion was incorporated into a three-stage plate kinematic model for Cretaceous-Cenozoic Arctic Ocean opening, involving the Canada Basin rotational opening at 125-80 Ma, the Makarov-Povodnikov Basin opening at 80-60 Ma normal to the previous motion and a Eurasia Basin stage from 55 Ma to present.
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Age and Rate of the Sinistral Movement along the Dead Sea Rift
TL;DR: The results of geophysical and oceanographical research on the age and rate of opening of the Red Sea are compared here with the geological and palaeogeographical indications of the component of this movement along the Dead Sea Rift as mentioned in this paper.
La Géologie d’une partie du Liban Sud
TL;DR: The region haute du Liban Sud, de lun a l'Ouest sur le plateau cenomanien cotier and penetre largement a l’Est dans la Bekaa as mentioned in this paper.
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Problemes de la geologie du Levant
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline problems relating to the structure and the Cretaceous-Oligocene stratigraphy of the coastal ranges (and intervening basin) bordering the Mediterranean in the Middle East.
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Old Shore Lines of Palestine
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors brought up to date the known history of the earth's crust in the south-east Levant, and presented a map of the Levant's surface and its history.