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Strain partitioning of active transpression within the Lebanese restraining bend of the Dead Sea fault (Lebanon and SW Syria)

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dc.contributor.authorGomez, F.
dc.contributor.authorNemer, T.
dc.contributor.authorTabet, C.
dc.contributor.authorKhawlie, M.
dc.contributor.authorMeghraoui, M.
dc.contributor.authorBarazangi, M.
dc.date.accessioned2007-12-28T17:11:20Z
dc.date.available2007-12-28T17:11:20Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionThis material has been published in The Journal of the Geological Society of London, the only definitive repository of the content that has been certified and accepted after peer review. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by The Geological Society of London. Copyright 2001, The Geological Society of London. See also: http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/deadsea/publications/Gomez2007_GSL.htmen_US
dc.description.abstractRecent neotectonic, palaeoseismic, and GPS results along the central Dead Sea fault system elucidate the spatial distribution of crustal deformation within a large (~180 km long) restraining bend along this major continental transform. Within the "Lebanese" restraining bend, the Dead Sea fault system splays into several key branches, and we suggest herein that active deformation is partitioned between NNE-SSW strike-slip faults and WNW-ESE crustal shortening. When plate motion is decomposed into strike-slip parallel to the two prominent NNE-SSW strike-slip faults (the Yammouneh and Serghaya faults) and orthogonal motion, their slip rates are sufficient to account for all expected strike-slip motion. Shortening of the Mount Lebanon range is inferred from the geometry and kinematics of the Roum fault, as well as preliminary quantification of coastal uplift. The results do not account for all expected crustal shortening, suggesting that some contraction is likely accommodated in the Anti Lebanon range. It also seems unlikely that the present kinematic configuration characterizes the entire Cenozoic history of the restraining bend. Present-day strain partitioning contrasts with published observations on finite deformation in Lebanon demonstrating distributed shear and vertical-axis block rotations. Furthermore, the present-day proportions of strike-slip displacement and crustal shortening are inconsistent with the total strike-slip offset and the lack of a significantly thickened crust. This suggests that the present rate of crustal shortening has not persisted for the longer life of the transform. Hence, we suggest that the Lebanese restraining bend evolved in a polyphase manner: An earlier episode of wrench-faulting and block rotation, followed by the later period of strain partitioning.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationin Cunningham, W. D., and Mann, P. (eds), Tectonics of Strike-Slip Restraining and Releasing Bends, Geological Society of London, Special Paper, 209, 285-303, 2007en_US
dc.identifier.issn0016-7649
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/9412
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGeological Society of Londonen_US
dc.subjectDead Sea Faulten_US
dc.subjectLebanonen_US
dc.subjectActive tectonicsen_US
dc.titleStrain partitioning of active transpression within the Lebanese restraining bend of the Dead Sea fault (Lebanon and SW Syria)en_US
dc.typeperiodicalen_US

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