Title: Some neotectonic indicators in quarternary formations of the northwest coastal zone of Portugal
Abstract: In the coastal zone of northwest Portugal, between the Minho River and the Serra da Boa Viagem/Mondego Cape, evidence of structural (overthrust, tilting), sedimentological (contorted bedding, slumping) and chronological (diachronous bedding) features have been detected during the last years, which seem to indicate the occurrence of neotectonic deformation in Quaternary deposits. Recently, geophysical campaigns were initiated in order to locate the presence of tectonic accidents that could be responsible for the observed field evidence. To complement the geophysics, 45 m deep cores were drilled at some points of the area. Till now, just preliminary data are available. However, they confirm the post-Pleistocene neotectonic activity in the coastal zone of northwest Portugal.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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