Deep structure and crustal configuration of the Jeffara basin (Southern Tunisia) based on regional gravity, seismic reflection and borehole data: How to explain a gravity maximum within a large sedimentary basin?
Abstract
The Jeffara basin of southern Tunisia contains a thick sequence of mainly Triassic and Permian sediments that is characterized by a gravity maximum. To explain the positive gravity signature over the Jeffara sedimentary basin and to obtain a more quantitative representation of the subsurface structure, a regional 2.5D gravity model constrained by seismic reflection and borehole data was constructed along a NE-SW trending profile. The depth to the crust/mantle implies that the Jeffara basin is associated with crustal thinning. The gravity model also implies that subsidence is controlled by a basement stepped down by relatively low-displacement faulting. This sedimentary subsidence, as described by a listric-faulting model, is probably caused by a thinned crust.
Department(s)
Geography, Geology, and Planning
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2008.07.004
Keywords
tunisia, jeffara, sedimentary basin, gravity anomalies, modelling
Publication Date
2009
Recommended Citation
Gabtni, H., C. Jallouli, K. L. Mickus, H. Zouari, and M. M. Turki. "Deep structure and crustal configuration of the Jeffara basin (Southern Tunisia) based on regional gravity, seismic reflection and borehole data: How to explain a gravity maximum within a large sedimentary basin?." Journal of Geodynamics 47, no. 2-3 (2009): 142-152.
Journal Title
Journal of Geodynamics
