Gondwana breakup: Messages from the North Natal Valley

Maryline Moulin; Daniel Aslanian; Mikael Evain; Angélique Leprêtre; Philippe Schnurle; Fanny Verrier; Joseph Thompson; Philippe De Clarens; Sylvie Leroy; Nuno Dias; N. Ifremer; A. Afilhado; R. Apprioul; A. Bronner; R. Castilla; C. Corela; J. Crozon; C. Davy; E. D'acremont; L. Droz; J. L. Duarte; P. Fernagu; A. Ferrant; M. Fischer; D. Franke; H. Inguane; S. Jorry; G. Jouet; A. Loureiro; P. Le Bouteiller; C. Le Bihan; S. Mahanjane; D. Moocroft; P. Pelleau; M. Picot; D. Pierre; M. Pitel; M. Rabineau; C. Rombe; M. Roudaut; A. Senkans; S. Toucanne; P. Leboutellier; A. Lepretre; R. Apprioual; C. Lebihan

doi:10.1111/ter.12448

Gondwana breakup: Messages from the North Natal Valley

Maryline Moulin
, Daniel Aslanian
, Mikael Evain
, Angélique Leprêtre
, Philippe Schnurle
, Fanny Verrier
, Joseph Thompson
, Philippe De Clarens
, Sylvie Leroy
, Nuno Dias
, N. Ifremer
, A. Afilhado
, R. Apprioul
, A. Bronner
, R. Castilla
, C. Corela
, J. Crozon
, C. Davy
, E. D'acremont
, L. Droz

J. L. Duarte, P. Fernagu, A. Ferrant, M. Fischer, D. Franke, H. Inguane, S. Jorry, G. Jouet, A. Loureiro, P. Le Bouteiller, C. Le Bihan, S. Mahanjane, D. Moocroft, P. Pelleau, M. Picot, D. Pierre, M. Pitel, M. Rabineau, C. Rombe, M. Roudaut, A. Senkans, S. Toucanne, P. Leboutellier, A. Lepretre, R. Apprioual, C. Lebihan

Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer
Département de Parasitologie
Total S.A.
Sorbonne Université
Higher Institute of Engineering of Lisbon
University of Lisbon
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research-AWI
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
INAMI
IFPEN
INP
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
IMAF

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Abstract

The Natal Valley, offshore Mozambique, is a key area for understanding the evolution of East Gondwana. Within the scope of the integrated multidisciplinary PAMELA project, we present new wide-angle seismic data and interpretations, which considerably alter Geoscience paradigms. These data reveal the presence of a 30-km-thick crust that we argue to be of continental nature. This falsifies all the most recent palaeo-reconstructions of the Gondwana. This 30-km-thick continental crust 1,000 m below sea level implies a complex history with probable intrusions of mantle-derived melts in the lower crust, connected to several occurrences of magmatism, which seems to evidence the crucial role of the lower continental crust in passive margin genesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-214
Number of pages	10
Journal	Terra Nova
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12448
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Moulin, M., Aslanian, D., Evain, M., Leprêtre, A., Schnurle, P., Verrier, F., Thompson, J., De Clarens, P., Leroy, S., Dias, N., Ifremer, N., Afilhado, A., Apprioul, R., Bronner, A., Castilla, R., Corela, C., Crozon, J., Davy, C., D'acremont, E., ... Lebihan, C. (2020). Gondwana breakup: Messages from the North Natal Valley. Terra Nova, 32(3), 205-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12448

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