The Golo submarine turbidite system (east Corsica margin): morphology and processes of terrace formation from high-resolution seismic reflection profiles |
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Authors: | L?Pichevin Email author" target="_blank">T?MulderEmail author B?Savoye A?Gervais M?Cremer D?J?W?Piper |
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Institution: | (1) Département de Géologie et Océanographie, UMR 5805 EPOC, Université Bordeaux 1, Avenue des Facultés, 33405 Talence cedex, France;(2) Ifremer, Centre de Brest, DRO/GM, BP70, 29280 Plouzané, France;(3) Geological Survey of Canada—Atlantic, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada |
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Abstract: | New high-resolution seismic reflection data collected along the eastern margin of Corsica have been analysed to describe the morphology of the turbidite systems located seaward of the Golo River mouth. The boomer data reveal that there is not only one turbidite system directly associated with the river, but four additional, non-coalescing systems which grew simultaneously. In the south, the system has the typical morphology of a turbidite deposit rich in mud and sand with a well-developed meandering canyon and channel morphology. In the north, they have the morphology of sand-rich turbidite systems with shorter straight channels. The southernmost deposits are interpreted to represent a more advanced stage of turbidite system development. Terraces, recognised by their particular seismic facies on boomer profiles which clearly differs from the surrounding levee facies, are observed in the channel meanders. They are interpreted as confined levees built by vertical accretion due to deposition from low-energy flows. Despite limited penetration, boomer seismics are demonstrated to be a useful complement to lower-resolution sparker data. The boomer data are superior (1) for the characterisation of fine-grained turbidite deposits by extending seawards the limits of the turbidite systems commonly defined by the acoustic response of sands, (2) in demonstrating the persistence of turbiditic processes farther towards the basin, and (3) for proposing conceptual models for the formation of terraces in fan valleys. |
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