Purbeck–Isle of Wight Fault Zone
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The Purbeck–Isle of Wight Fault Zone is a prominent structural fault system in southern England that strongly influenced the geological evolution and deformation of the Wessex region.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological fault zone
ⓘ
structural lineament ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
monoclinal structures on the Isle of Purbeck
ⓘ
monoclinal structures on the Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| controls |
basin architecture of the Wessex Basin
ⓘ
distribution of Mesozoic sediments in southern England ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deformationStyle |
fault-related folding
ⓘ
tilting of fault blocks ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Isle of Purbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriodActivity |
Cretaceous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ |
| influencedRegion | Wessex region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
present-day topography of the Isle of Purbeck
ⓘ
present-day topography of the Isle of Wight ⓘ structural evolution of the Isle of Purbeck ⓘ structural evolution of the Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| laterReactivationStyle | inversion ⓘ |
| lithologyInfluence | controls thickness variations in Mesozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wessex Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern England ⓘ |
| movementType |
normal faulting during basin development
ⓘ
reverse or thrust reactivation during inversion ⓘ |
| orientation | approximately east–west striking ⓘ |
| partOf | onshore continuation of structural trends in the English Channel ⓘ |
| reactivatedIn | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Portland–Wight structural trend
ⓘ
Weymouth Anticline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| significance |
key structure in the tectonic evolution of the Wessex Basin
ⓘ
major control on regional deformation in southern England ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | boundary between different structural domains in the Wessex Basin ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Mesozoic extensional basin margin ⓘ |
| trend | east–west ⓘ |
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