Numerical modelling of quaternary deformation and post-rifting displacement in the Asal-Ghoubbet rift (Djibouti, Africa)

被引:62
作者
Cattin, R
Doubre, C
de Chabalier, JB
King, G
Vigny, C
Avouac, JP
Ruegg, JC
机构
[1] Ecole Normale Super, Geol Lab, F-75231 Paris, France
[2] Inst Phys Globe, Lab Tecton Mecan Lithosphere, F-75252 Paris, France
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[4] Inst Phys Globe, Lab Sismol Mecan Lithosphere, F-75252 Paris, France
[5] CALTECH, Tecton Observ, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
关键词
Asal-Ghoubbet; rifting cycle; rift zone; fault creep; dyke inflation; magma injection;
D O I
10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.028
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Over the last three decades a host of information on rifting process relating to the geological and thermal structure, long-time scale deformation (Quaternary and Holocene) and rifting cycle displacement across the Asal-Ghoubbet rift has been made available. These data are interpreted with a two-dimensional then-no-mechanical model that incorporates theological layering of the lithosphere, dyke inflation and faulting. Active fault locations and geometry are mainly controlled by both thermal structure and magma intrusion into the crust. The distributed slip throughout the inner rift is related to the closeness of magma chamber, leading to additional stress into the upper thinned crust. Assuming a constant Arabia Somalia motion of 11 mm/year, the variation of subsidence rate between the last 100 and 9 ka is associated with a decrease of the average injection rate from 10 to 5 mm/year. These values, about equal to the regional opening rate, suggest that both volcanism and tectonic play an equivalent role in the rifting process. Our modelled sequence of events gives one possible explanation for both vertical and horizontal displacements observed since the 1978 seismovolcanic, crisis. Although part of the post-rifting deformation could be due to viscous relaxation, the high opening rate in the first years after the event and the abrupt velocity change in 1984-1986 argue for a large dyke inflation of 12 cm/year ending in 1985. The asymmetric and constant pattern of the GPS velocity since 1991 suggests that present post-rifting deformation is mainly controlled by fault creep and regional stretching. This study demonstrates the internal consistency of the data set, highlights the role of magmatism in the mechanics of crustal stretching and reveals a complex post-rifting process including magma injection, fault creep and regional stretching. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:352 / 367
页数:16
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