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Si\RDINIAN Mi\RGIN CORNAGL!J\ BASIN WESTERN ll/\NK

Figuro 3a. Geologica! cross scction oi \Sardinia Channel area !rom seismic profilo. 1. Post· C]
Messin ian deposits, 2. Messinian hori~on1 3. Syn·rift deposits, 4. ?meso~oic·tertiary deposits, 5.
Figure 1. Sardinia Channel and Sicily Straits location map. Sardinian type basernont. 6 . C<~labrian type basoment.

Fguro 2. SINCVralmapot ,.,...,c:::r.=:::--------- - - - - - - - -- ,r:::J :l'III .CJ ..rft.ID

rne Sardnia Channel.sdy CJ.c:"."J..c·r

S1rai1s ar~>a. t) Easlcrn ..P o# oo11!' .,f"'

SMinia SlnJCilJral tni!S; 2) Figure 3b. Eastern Sardinia margin. Detail of the Figure 3a
is shown by the NW-SE' soismic fina. Thick ?mesozoic·
Kabilo-Pelontan Uni!S; 3) tertìary deposits covering the inferred crustal crystalline
substrate were folded and faulted prior lo the Messinian.
Sidlian·Maghrot>an Uni!S; Synrift deposits contain Mossinian hori~ons. Faulting and
tilling continued In more rocanttimo.
4) Dolormed Tononian

tcrrains: 5) Oclormed

1owcr Pfocxnc tooam: 6)

Plio·Picistoccnc <XliiC<; 7)

Mc<..o-Ccnozcic substraiO;

C) Thrusl; 9) Posi·

Mcssinian hall grabcms:

IO) Syrdnc: I l ) 1\nlicinc;

12) Normal laulls.Tho

toctonic schcmc, in lho lcft

corner shows : A:

superimposod cxle<lsion.

B: Plio-Oualernary

volcanoes. C: Corsica·

SMinia. 0: ~Ate.

Kabilias and

4ntemal"ftysch ophioliles,

E: Maghreb-Sicily-

Southern Apen-nines

imtri:al'35, F: forecl9ep, G:

mildly lolded loroland, H:

mail o.oertlvust front