Late Tertiary faulting along the coastal plain of Israel

Tectonics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Steinberg, Josh ^a,c   Gvirtzman, Z ^b   Gvirtzman, H ^a   Ben Gai, Y ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FAULT SCARP; FAULTING; LINEAMENT; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLATE MOTION; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TERTIARY;

ASIA; DEAD SEA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; LEVANTINE SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 55949086317     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007TC002151     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Avni, Y., A. Segev, and H. Ginat (2007), Eocene-Oligocene tectono-sedimentary stages of rifting in the northern tip of the Red Sea and its environs: A key to the early breakup stages of the Arabo-Nubian plate; Israel Geological Society Annual meeting, Neve Zohar, Israel.
2. Bartov, Y., A. Stich, L. Fleischer, V. Arad, and M. Rosensaft (2002), Potentially active faults in Israel, GSI/29/2002, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
3. Barzel, A., and G. M. Friedman (1970), The Zohar formation (Jurassic) in southern Israel: A model of shallow water marine carbonate sedimentation, Isr. J. Earth Sci., 19, 183-207.
4. Bein, A., and G. Gvirtzmain (1977), A Mesozoic fossil edge of the Arabian plate along the Levant coastline and its bearing on the evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean, paper presented at Int. Symp. on the Struct. Hist. of the Mediterranean basins, Split, Yugoslovia.
5. Ben-Avraham, Z. (1978), The structure and tectonic setting of the Levant continental margin, Eastern Mediterranean, Tectonophysics, 46, 313-331.
6. Ben-Gai, Y. (1996), Sequence stratigraphy of the Pli-Pleistocene in the continental margin of the Southern Levant, Ph.D. thesis, Tel Aviv Univ.
7. Ben-Gai, Y., Z. Ben-Avraham, B. Buchbinder, and C. Kendall (2005), Post-Messinian evolution of the southeastern Levant Basin based on two-dimensional stratigraphic simulation, Mar Geol., 221, 359-379.
8. Bertoni, C., and J. A. Cartwright (2005), 3D seismic analysis of circular evaporite dissolution structures, East. Mediter. J. Geol. Soc. London, 162, 909-926.
9. Bertoni, C., and J. Cartwright (2006), Controls on the basinwide architecture of late Miocene (Messinian) evaporites on the Levant margin (Eastern Mediterranean), Sediment. Geol., 188-189, 93-114.
10. Bertoni, C., and J. A. Cartwright (2007), Major erosion at the end of the Messinian Salinity Crisis: Evidence from the Levant Basin, East. Mediter, Basin Res., 19, 1-18.
11. Bosworth, W., P. Huchon, and K. McClay (2005), The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden basins, J. Afr. Earth Sci., 43, 334-378.
12. Buchbinder, B. (1975), Lithogenesis of Miocene reef limestones in Israel with particular reference to the significance of the red algae, Ph.D. thesis, 173 pp, Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem.
13. Buchbinder, B., G. Martinoty, R. Siman-Tov, and E. Zilberman (1993), Temporal and spatial relationships in Miocene reef carbonate in Israel, Paleo. Paleo. Paleo., 101, 97-116.
14. Cohen, Z. (1971), The Geology of the Lower Cretaceous of the Helez field, Israel, Ph.D. thesis, 98 pp., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem.
15. Druckman, Y. (1974), The stratigraphy of the Triassic sequence in Southern Israel, 92 pp., GSI/64, Geol. Sur. of Isr., Jerusalem.
16. Druckman, Y., D. Gill, L. Fleischer, E. Gelberman, and O. Wolff (1995), Subsurface geology and structural evolution of the Northwestern Negev, Southern Israel, Israel J. Earth Sci., 44, 115-135.
17. Eyal, Y. (1996), Stress field fluctuations along the Dead Sea rift since the Middle Miocene, Tectonics, 15, 157-170.
18. Fleischer, L. (2002), Stratigniphic table of Israel: Outcrops and subsurface, 874/202/02, Geophys. Inst. of Isr.
19. Fleischer, L., and R. Gafsou (2003), Top Judea Group digital structural map of Israel, 753/312/03, Geophys. Inst. of Isr.
20. Fleischer, L., and A. Varshavsky (2002), A lithostratigraphic data base of oil and gas wells drilled in Israel, 874/202/02, Geophys. Inst. of Isr.
21. Fleischer, L., E. Gelberman, and O. Wolff (1993), A geological-geophysical reassessment of the Judea Group (Yarqon-Taninim Aquifer), I.P.R.G. 244/147/92.
22. Flexer, A. (1968), Sratigraphy and facies development of Mount Scopus Group (Senonian-Paleocene) in Israel and adjacent countries, Isr. J. Earth Sci., 17, 85-114.
23. Gardosh, M. (2002), The sequence stratigraphy and petroleum systems of the Mesozoic, Southeastern Mediterranean continental margin, Ph.D. thesis, 157 pp., Tel Aviv Univ.
24. Gardosh, M., and Y. Druckman (2006), Seismic stratigraphy, structure, and tectonic evolution of the Levantine Basin, offshore Israel, in Tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region, edited by A. H. F. Robertson and D. Mountrakos, pp. 201-227, Geol. Soc., London.
25. Garfunkel, Z. (1981), Internal structure of the Dead Sea leaky transform (rift) in relation to plate kinematics, Tectonophysics, 80, 81-108.
26. Garfunkel, Z. (1984), Large scale submarine rotational slumps and growth faults in the eastern Mediterranean, Mar Geol., 55, 305-324.
27. Garfunkel, Z. (1988a), Relation between continental rifting and uplifting: Evidence from the Suez rift and northern Red Sea, Tectonophysics, 150, 33-49.
28. Garfunkel, Z. (1988b), The pre-quaternary geology of Israel, in The Zoogeography of Israel, edited by Y. Yom-Tov and E. Tchernov, pp. 7-34, Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
29. Garfunkel, Z. (1998), Constrains on the origin and history of the Eastern Mediterranean basin, Tectonophysics, 298, 5-35.
30. Garfunkel, Z. (2004), Origin of the Eastern Mediterranean basin: A reevaluation, Tectonophysics, 391, 11-34.
31. Garfunkel, Z., and G. Almagor (1985), Geology and structure of the continental margin off northern Israel and the adjacent part of the Levantine basin, Mar. Geol., 62, 105-131.
32. Garfunkel, Z., and Y. Bartov (1977), The tectonics of the Suez Rift, Geol. Surv. Isr. Bull., 71, 1-44.
33. Garfunkel, Z., and B. Derin (1984), Permian-Early Mesozoic tectonism and continental margin formation in Israel and its implications for the history of the Eastern Mediterranean, paper presented at Proc. Conf. East. Mediter., Edinburgh.
34. Garfunkel, Z., A. Arad, and G. Almagor (1979), The Palmahim disturbance and its regional setting, 56 pp., vol. 72, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
35. Gelberman, E. (1995), Revised seismic structural and isopach maps - Central and Southern Israel, I.P.R.G., 201/22/89-94.
36. Gelberman, E., P. Thacker, and U. Amitai (1980), Deep well velocity data, review and interpretation, I.P.R.G., 5/501/78.
37. Gil, D. (1965), The subsurface geology of the Petah Tikvah area, M.Sc. thesis, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
38. Ginzburg, A., and G. Gvirtzman (1979), Changes in the crust and in the sedimentary cover across the transition from the Arabian platform to the Mediterranean basin: Evidence for seismic refraction and sedimentary studies in Israel and Sinai, pp. 19-36.
39. Goldberg, M., and G. M. Friedman (1974), Paleoenvironments and paleogeographic evolution of the Jurassic system in Southern Israel, 44 pp., vol. 61, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
40. Gradmann, S., C. Hubscher, Z. Ben-Avraham, D. Gaiewski, and G. Netzeband (2005), Salt tectonics off northern, Israel, Mar. Pet. Geol., 22, 597-611.
41. Gvirtman, G. (1970), The Saqiye Group (late Eocene to early Pleistocene) in the coastal plain and Hashphela regions, Israel, Ph.D. thesis, 170 pp., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem.
42. Gvirtzman, G., and B. Buchbinder (1978), The Late Tertiary of the coastal plain and continental shelf of Israel and its bearing on the history of the Eastern Mediterranean, Initial reports of the deep sea drilling project, XLII, pp. 1195-1222.
43. Gvirtzman, Z., and Z. Garfunkel (1998), The transformation of Southern Israel from a swell to a basin: Stratigraphic and geodynamic implications for intracontinental tectonics, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 163, 275-290.
44. Gvirtzman, G., and A. Klang (1972), A structural and depositional hinge-line along the coastal plain of Israel, evidenced by Magneto-Tellurics, 18 pp., GSI/55, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
45. Gvirtzrnan, Z., R. Siman-Tov, R. Calvo, L. Grossowicz, and A. Almogi-Labin (2005), Evidence of Tertiary faulting in the Sharon region, Israel in light of new biostratigraphic data, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem, GSI/18/2005.
46. Gvirtzman, Z., E. Zilberman, and Y. Folkman (2008), Reactivation of the Levant passive margin during the Late Tertiary and formation of the Jaffa basin offshore central Israel, J. Geol. Soc. London, 165, 563-578.
47. Hall, J. K. (1993), The GSI digital terrain model (DTM) completed, in GSI Current Research, edited by R. Bogoch and Y. Eshet, pp. 47-50, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
48. Hall, J., A. E. Aksu, T. J. Calon, and D. Yasar (2005), Varying tectonic control on basin development at an active microplate margin: Latakia Basin, East. Mediter. Mar. Geol., 221, 15-60.
49. Hsu, K. J., W. B. F. Ryan, and M. B. Cita (1973), Late Miocene desiccation of the Mediterranean, Nature, 242, 240-244.
50. Hsu, K. J., L. Montadert, D. Bernoulli, M. Bianca Cita, A. Erickson, R. E. Garrison, R. B. Kidd, F. Melieres, C. Muller, and R. Wright (1978), History of the Mediterranean salinity crisis, Initial Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 42, 1053-1079.
51. Kenter, J. A. M. (1990), Carbonate platform flanks: Slope angle and sediment fabric, Sedimentology, 37, 777-794.
52. Klang, A. (1966), Compilation of seismic velocity data for Israel, I.P.R.G., 1013.
53. Klang, A. (1984), Deep well velocity data: Review and interpretation, I.P.R.G., 8F/82; R3/84.
54. Mart, Y. (1982), Quaternary tectonic patterns along the continental margin of the southeastern Mediterranean, Mar Geol., 49, 327-344.
55. Mart, Y., B. Eisin, and Y. Folkman (1978), The Palmahim structure - A model of continuous activity since the Upper Miocene in the southeastern Mediterranean off Israel, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 39, 328-334.
56. Martinez, J. F., J. Cartwright, and B. Hall (2005), 3D seismic interpretation of slump complexes: Examples from the continental margin of Israel, Basin Res., 17, 83-108.
57. Matmon, A., S. Wdowinski, and J. K. Hall (2003), Morphological and structural relations in the Galilee extensional domain, Northern Israel, Tectonophysics, 371, 323-341.
58. Neev, D., G. Almagor, A. Arad, A. Ginzburg, and J. K. Hall (1976), The geology of the southeastern Mediterranean Sea, Bulletin, 51 pp., vol. 68, G.S.I., Jerusalem.
59. Neev, D., J. K. Hall, and J. M. Saul (1982), The Pelusium, megashear system across Africa and associated lineament swarms, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 1015-1030.
60. Netzeband, G., C. Hubscher, and D. Gajewski (2006), The structural evolution of the Messinian evaporites in the Levantine Basin, Mar. Geol., 230, 249-273.
61. Reiss, Z., and G. Gvirtzman (1962), Subsurface Neogene stratigraphy of the Israeli coastal plain, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem, Pal/4/62.
62. Robertson, A. H. F. (1998), Mesozoic-Tertiary tectonic evolution of the easternmost Mediterranean area: Integration of marine and land evidence, in Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program; Scientific Results, edited by A. H. F. Robertson et al., Ocean Drilling Program.
63. Rosenfeld, A., and F. Hirsch (2005), The Cretaceous of Israel, in Geological Framework of the Levant, edited by J. K. Hall et al., Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
64. Rybakov, M., V. Goldsmidt, and Y. Rotstein (1997), New regional and magnetic maps of the Levant, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 33-36.
65. Schattner, U., and Z. Ben-Avraham (2007), Transform margin of the northern Levant, eastern Mediterranean: From formation to reactivation, Tectonics, 26, TC5020, doi:10.1029/2007TC002112.
66. Schattner, U., Z. Ben-Avraham, M. Reshef, G. Bar-Am, and M. Lazar (2006), Oligocene-Miocene formation of the Haifa basin: Qishon-Sirhan rifting coeval with the Red Sea-Suez rift system, Tectonophysics, 419, 1-12.
67. Schlager, W., and O. Camber (1986), Submarine slope angles, drowning unconformities, and self-erosion of limestone escarpments, Geology, 14, 762-765.
68. Shaliv, G. (1991), Stages in the tectonic and volcanic history of the Neogene basin in the Lower Galilee and the valleys, Geol. Surv. of Isr. report GSI/11/91.
69. Sneh, A., Y. Bartov, and M. Rosensaft (1998), Geological map of Israel, 1:200,000, Geol. Surv. of Isr., Jerusalem.
70. Steinitz, G., Y. Bartov, and J. C. Hunziker (1978), K-Ar determinations of some Miocene-Pliocene basalts in Israel: Their significance to the tectonics of the rift valley, Geol. Mag., 115, 329-340.
71. Tibor, G. (1992), Quantitive basin analysis of the late Tertiary Levat passive continental margin, eastern Mediterranean and its implications to the understanding of the Messinian event, Ph.D. thesis, 120 pp., Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv.
72. Tibor, G., Z. Ben-Avraham, M. Steckler, and H. Fligelman (1992), Late Tertiary subsidence history of the Southern Levant margin, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, and its implications to the understanding of the Messmian event, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 17,593-517, 614.
73. Withjack, M. O., J. Olson, and E. Peterson (1992), Experimental models of extensional forced folds, AAPG Bull., 74, 1038-1054.