Kinematics of the Corinth Gulf inferred from calcite dating and syntectonic sedimentary characteristics

• Published in: Comptes rendus Geoscience. Academie des Sciences, Paris Vol. 336; no. 4-5; pp. 281 - 290
• Main Authors: Causse, Christiane, Moretti, Isabelle, Eschard, Rémy, Micarelli, Luca, Ghaleb, Bassam, Frank, Norbert
• Format: Journal Article Book Chapter
• Language: English; French
• Published: 01.03.2004
• Subjects: Marine; MED, Greece, Korinthiakos Gulf
• ISSN: 1778-7025; 1631-0713; 1778-7025
• DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2003.11.017

New data on faults from the western-central area of the Corinth Gulf give new insights into the kinematics of this rift zone. The Xylokastro Fault was active 1 Myr ago and also around 108 ka. The Doumena Fault is younger than the Pirgaki Fault, so out-of-sequence, and was active 125 ka ago. Cements from two faults sampled on the northern coast have given two ages, respectively close to 300-400 ka and greater than 1 Myr. These new data confirm the recent fault activity on the two rift borders.Original Abstract: De nouvelles datations sur les failles et fractures du centre-ouest du golfe de Corinthe permettent de preciser la cinematique de la zone. La faille de Xylokastro a enregistre des rejets il y a environ 1 Ma et autour de 108 ka. La faille de Doumena est posterieure a la faille de Pirgaki, donc out-of-sequence, et a joue il y a 125 ka. Les deux failles datees sur la cote nord ont respectivement des ages de laordre de 300-400 ka et superieurs a 1 Ma. Ces donnees confirment laactivite sub-actuelle des failles sur les deux bordures du rift.