Mediterranean Ridge accretionary complex
E1004657
The Mediterranean Ridge accretionary complex is a vast submarine geological structure in the eastern Mediterranean formed by the ongoing convergence and subduction of tectonic plates, resulting in intense deformation and sediment accumulation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accretionary complex
ⓘ
submarine geological structure ⓘ tectonic feature ⓘ |
| activity | tectonically active ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellenic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenic trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ fluid seepage ⓘ gas hydrates ⓘ mud volcanoes ⓘ seismic activity in eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Hellenic trench to the north
ⓘ
Libyan–Egyptian continental margin to the south ⓘ |
| composition |
pelagic sediments
ⓘ
thick marine sedimentary sequences ⓘ turbidites ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | south of Crete ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
towards the Cyrenaica margin of North Africa
ⓘ
towards the Levant Basin ⓘ |
| formedBy |
convergence of African Plate and Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
sediment accretion ⓘ subduction of African Plate beneath Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| growthMechanism |
frontal accretion
ⓘ
offscraping of sediments from African Plate ⓘ ongoing sediment accretion ⓘ |
| influences |
bathymetry of eastern Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
sediment transport pathways in eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | subducting African Plate lithosphere ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenic subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
folding
ⓘ
intense deformation of sediments ⓘ sediment underplating ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
deep-sea drilling
ⓘ
multibeam bathymetry ⓘ seismic reflection profiling ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| trend | generally east–west ⓘ |
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