THE SOUTH TASMAN RISE (SOUTH OF TASMANIA) - A COLLAGE OF 2 FRAGMENTS OF EASTERN GONDWANA

Authors
ROLLET N ROYER JY EXON NF HILL PJ
Citation
N. Rollet et al., THE SOUTH TASMAN RISE (SOUTH OF TASMANIA) - A COLLAGE OF 2 FRAGMENTS OF EASTERN GONDWANA, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 323(10), 1996, pp. 865-872
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518050
Volume
323
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
865 - 872
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(1996)323:10<865:TSTR(O>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Geophysical data (bathymetry, gravity, magnetism and seismic reflectio n profiles) and rock samples, newly obtained South of Tasmania, provid e new information on the tectonic structure oi the South Tasman Rise. Changes in bathymetric grains, magnetic and gravity anomalies as well as seismic profiles suggest the presence of a major longitudinal featu re at 146 degrees E separating the plateau into two distinct domains. These findings suggest that the South Tasman Rise resulted from a coll age of two distinct fragments, during the dispersal of the eastern Gon dwana fragments.