A Middle‐Triassic Paleomagnetic Pole for the Eurasian Plate from Heming (France) | Zendy

Théveniaut H. | Zendy; Besse J. | Zendy; Edel J. B. | Zendy; Westphal M. | Zendy; Duringer P. | Zendy

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A Middle‐Triassic Paleomagnetic Pole for the Eurasian Plate from Heming (France)

Author(s) -

Théveniaut H.,

Besse J.,

Edel J. B.,

Westphal M.,

Duringer P.

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

geophysical research letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007

H-Index - 273

eISSN - 1944-8007

pISSN - 0094-8276

DOI - 10.1029/92gl00715

Subject(s) - paleomagnetism , apparent polar wander , geology , paleontology , paleozoic , early triassic , rift , permian , trias , polar wander , plate tectonics , red beds , cenozoic , phanerozoic , tectonics , cretaceous , structural basin

The paleomagnetic study of Middle Triassic limestones (91 cores, 160 samples) from a 40 m thick section in Heming (France) yields a paleomagnetic pole for stable Europe at lat=53.5°N, lon=140.8°E, d p =2.3°, d m =3.9°. This pole fills an important gap of the apparent polar wander path (APWP) of the Eurasian plate. The comparison of this pole with available data shows a standstill of the Eurasian plate from the Late Paleozoic to the Middle Triassic, followed by a rapid drift until the Lower Jurassic. The beginning of the rapid drift is contemporaneous with the initiation of main rifting processes in the Tethyan Oceans.

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