Advances tn understanding the post-Caledonian structural evolution of the Bergen area, West Norway
Advances tn understanding the post-Caledonian structural evolution of the Bergen area, West Norway
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挪威西部卑尔根地区后加里东时期结构演化的进展
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1998
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H. Fossen
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H. Fossen
rocks with striations on slip surfaces, whereas post-Oxfordian faults are identified as non-cohesive gouge zones without clear kinematic indicators. Slip analysis of the fault population with cohesive fault rocks in the Oygarden, Sotra, Lovstakken and Hjeltefjord area gives a relatively consistent NW -SE extension direction. Detailed investigation of Permian dikes in western Sotra and Permo-Jurassic dikes in Sunnhordland indicate a very precise E-W extension direction at about 260 Ma. These dikes intruded along pre-existing faults and fractures, and are mostly undeformed or weakly jointed. M uch of the brittle or semi-brittle deformation in the region is therefore thought to be older than the Permian dikes. This suggests that a change in the orientation of the minimum principal stress axis happened at some time between the formation of the fault systems and intrusion of the Permian dikes. Since the NW extension direction is similar to the early to mid-Devonian stretching direction detected in the Caledonian nappe region, it is suggested that the main population of faults with well-developed slip indicators west of Bergen reflects the (late) Devonian stress field.