Transform continental margins–Part 2: A worldwide review

MM de Lépinay, L Loncke, C Basile, WR Roest… - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a global inventory of transform continental margins, based on both a worldwide
comparison of continent-ocean boundary identifications with oceanic fracture zones traces …

Transform marginal plateaus

L Loncke, WR Roest, F Klingelhoefer, C Basile… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerous submarine plateaus form highstanding bathymetric highs at continent to ocean
transitions. Due to their proximity to continents, they have been frequently labelled “marginal …

Cold seep systems

S Ceramicola, S Dupré, L Somoza… - Submarine …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract 'Cold'seeps (or cold vents) are seafloor manifestations of fluid migration through
sediments from the subsurface to the seabed and into the water column, and may reach the …

The Jurassic magmatism of the Demerara Plateau (offshore French Guiana) as a remnant of the Sierra Leone hotspot during the Atlantic rifting

C Basile, I Girault, JL Paquette, A Agranier, L Loncke… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We report the discovery of 173.4 Ma hotspot-related magmatic rocks in the basement of the
Demerara Plateau, offshore French Guiana and Suriname. According to plate …

Transform margins: development, controls and petroleum systems–an introduction

M Nemčok, S Rybár, ST Sinha, SA Hermeston… - 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This paper provides an overview of the existing knowledge of transform margins including
their dynamic development, kinematic development, structural architecture and thermal …

The structure and tectonics of the Guyana Basin

J Trude, B Kilsdonk, T Grow, B Ott - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Guyana Basin formed during the Jurassic opening of the North Atlantic. The
basin margins vary in tectonic origin and include the passive extensional volcanic margin of …

Significance of northeast‐trending features in Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean

DR Hutchinson, HR Jackson… - Geochemistry …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Synthesis of seismic velocity, potential field, and geological data from Canada Basin and its
surrounding continental margins suggests that a northeast‐trending structural fabric has …

Deep structure of the Demerara Plateau: From a volcanic margin to a Transform Marginal Plateau

T Museur, D Graindorge, F Klingelhoefer, WR Roest… - Tectonophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Demerara Plateau (offshore Suriname and French Guiana) is located at the
junction of the Jurassic Central Atlantic and the Cretaceous Equatorial Atlantic Oceans. The …

Description of a contourite depositional system on the Demerara Plateau: Results from geophysical data and sediment cores

C Tallobre, L Loncke, MA Bassetti, P Giresse, G Bayon… - Marine Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Demerara Plateau, belonging to the passive transform margin of French
Guiana, was investigated during the IGUANES cruise in 2013. The objectives of the cruise …

Superimposed rifting at the junction of the Central and Equatorial Atlantic: Formation of the passive margin of the Guiana Shield

A Loparev, D Rouby, D Chardon, M Dall'Asta… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The passive margin of the Guiana Shield formed at the junction of the Central and Equatorial
Atlantic Oceans that developed successively by a complex rifting process that achieved the …