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Tectonic framework of the Hanoe Bay area, southern Baltic Sea

Abstract

The tectonic framework and the general geologic development of the Hanoe Bay, from the Scanian coast in the west to south of Oeland in the east, has been investigated by means of reflection seismic methods. The Hanoe Bay is in this paper subdivided into four areas of different geologic settings. These are: (1) The Hanoe Bay slope, which forms a southward dipping continuation of the rigid Blekinge coastal plain. (2) The eastward dipping Kalmarsund Slope, which southwards from Oeland forms the western part of the Paleozoic Baltic Syneclise. (3) The Mesozoic Hanoe Bay Halfgraben, which forms the central and southern parts of the Hanoe Bay. The ongoing subsidence of the Halfgraben is estimated to be in the order of 20-60 m during the Quaternary. (4) The Yoldia Structural Element, which forms a deformed, tilted and possibly rotated block of Paleozoic bedrock located east of the Hanoe Bay Halfgraben. Two tectonic phases dominate the post-Paleozoic development of the Hanoe Bay, these are: (1) The Early Kimmerian phase, which initiated subsidence and reactivated older faults. (2) The Late Cretaceous phase, which is the main subsidence phase of the Hanoe Bay Halfgraben. The tectonic fault pattern of the Hanoe Bay is dominated by  More>>
Authors:
Wannaes, K O; Floden, T [1] 
  1. Stockholms Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Geology and Geochemistry
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1994
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
SKB-TR-94-09
Reference Number:
SCA: 540250; 052002; PA: AIX-26:015387; EDB-95:031342; SN: 95001329097
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; BALTIC SEA; GEOLOGIC HISTORY; RIFT ZONES; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; SEISMIC SURVEYS; SWEDEN; GEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; TECTONICS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; 540250; 052002; SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
OSTI ID:
10114760
Research Organizations:
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., Stockholm (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0284-3757; Other: ON: DE95615486; TRN: SE9400208015387
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
49 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Wannaes, K O, and Floden, T. Tectonic framework of the Hanoe Bay area, southern Baltic Sea. Sweden: N. p., 1994. Web.
Wannaes, K O, & Floden, T. Tectonic framework of the Hanoe Bay area, southern Baltic Sea. Sweden.
Wannaes, K O, and Floden, T. 1994. "Tectonic framework of the Hanoe Bay area, southern Baltic Sea." Sweden.
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title = {Tectonic framework of the Hanoe Bay area, southern Baltic Sea}
author = {Wannaes, K O, and Floden, T}
abstractNote = {The tectonic framework and the general geologic development of the Hanoe Bay, from the Scanian coast in the west to south of Oeland in the east, has been investigated by means of reflection seismic methods. The Hanoe Bay is in this paper subdivided into four areas of different geologic settings. These are: (1) The Hanoe Bay slope, which forms a southward dipping continuation of the rigid Blekinge coastal plain. (2) The eastward dipping Kalmarsund Slope, which southwards from Oeland forms the western part of the Paleozoic Baltic Syneclise. (3) The Mesozoic Hanoe Bay Halfgraben, which forms the central and southern parts of the Hanoe Bay. The ongoing subsidence of the Halfgraben is estimated to be in the order of 20-60 m during the Quaternary. (4) The Yoldia Structural Element, which forms a deformed, tilted and possibly rotated block of Paleozoic bedrock located east of the Hanoe Bay Halfgraben. Two tectonic phases dominate the post-Paleozoic development of the Hanoe Bay, these are: (1) The Early Kimmerian phase, which initiated subsidence and reactivated older faults. (2) The Late Cretaceous phase, which is the main subsidence phase of the Hanoe Bay Halfgraben. The tectonic fault pattern of the Hanoe Bay is dominated by three directions, i.e. NW-SE, NE-SW and WNW-ESE. The two main tectonic elements of the area are the Kullen-Christiansoe Ridge System (NW-SE) and the Bornholm Gat Tectonic Zone (NE-SW). Sinistral strike-slip movements in order of 2-3 km are interpreted to have occurred along the Bornholm Gat Tectonic Zone during the late Cretaceous. 20 refs, 19 figs.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1994}
month = {Jun}
}