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- Title
Analysis of the Devonian ( Frasnian) platform from Belgium: a multi-faceted approach for basin evolution reconstruction.
- Authors
Da Silva, Anne-Christine; Boulvain, Frédéric
- Abstract
This study undertakes a multi-disciplinary approach (sedimentology, carbon isotopes, magnetic susceptibility and thickness distribution) to improve understanding of a major Palaeozoic carbonate platform, the Frasnian platform of Belgium. These combined techniques are used to reconstruct the platform history, which evolved in two main steps. During the first phase, the basin was strongly influenced by faulting, producing notable thickness and facies variations, with open ocean conditions, with good water circulation and no/or limited barrier reef. The second phase of platform development was less influenced by differential subsidence, as indicated by homogeneous facies distribution. However, this platform developed under restricted waters, with low circulation which is likely related to the development of a barrier reef.
- Subjects
BELGIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; CARBON isotopes; MAGNETIC susceptibility; GEOLOGIC faults
- Publication
Basin Research, 2012, Vol 24, Issue 3, p338
- ISSN
0950-091X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2117.2011.00526.x