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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-581
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-581
07 Jul 2022
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Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Slyne Basin

Conor M. O'Sullivan, Conrad J. Childs, Muhammad Mudasar Saqab, John J. Walsh, and Patrick M. Shannon

Abstract. The Slyne Basin, located offshore NW Ireland, is a narrow and elongate basin composed of a series of interconnected grabens and half-grabens, separated by transfer zones coincident with deep Caledonian-aged crustal structures. The basin is the product of a complex, polyphase structural evolution stretching from the Permian to the Miocene. Relatively low-strain episodic rifting occurred in the Late Permian and the latest Triassic to Middle Jurassic, with the main phase of rifting occurring in the Late Jurassic. These extensional events were punctuated by periods of tectonic quiescence during the Early Triassic, and regional uplift and erosion during the late Middle Jurassic. Late Jurassic strain was primarily accommodated by several kilometres of slip on the basin-bounding faults, which formed through the breaching of relay ramps between left-stepping fault segments developed during earlier Permian and Early-Mid Jurassic rift phases. Following the cessation of rifting at the end of the Jurassic, the area experienced kilometre-scale uplift and erosion during the Early Cretaceous and second, less-severe phase of denudation during the Palaeocene. These post-rift events formed a distinct regional post-rift unconformity and resulted in a reduced post-rift sedimentary section. The structural evolution of the Slyne Basin is influenced by pre-existing Caledonian structures at a high angle to the basinal trend. The basin illustrates a rarely documented style of fault reactivation in which basin-bounding faults are oblique to the earlier structural trend, but the initial fault segments are parallel to this trend. The result is a reversal of the sense of stepping of the initial fault segments generally associated with basement control on basin-bounding faults.

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Journal article(s) based on this preprint

01 Nov 2022
Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Slyne Basin
Conor M. O'Sullivan, Conrad J. Childs, Muhammad M. Saqab, John J. Walsh, and Patrick M. Shannon
Solid Earth, 13, 1649–1671, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1649-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1649-2022, 2022
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Conor M. O'Sullivan, Conrad J. Childs, Muhammad Mudasar Saqab, John J. Walsh, and Patrick M. Shannon

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-581', Tiago Alves, 15 Jul 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC1', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-581', Amir Joffe, 01 Aug 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-581', Tiago Alves, 15 Jul 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC1', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-581', Amir Joffe, 01 Aug 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Conor O'Sullivan, 16 Sep 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Conor O'Sullivan on behalf of the Authors (04 Oct 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (07 Oct 2022) by Stefano Tavani
ED: Publish as is (07 Oct 2022) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)
AR by Conor O'Sullivan on behalf of the Authors (08 Oct 2022)  Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

01 Nov 2022
Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Slyne Basin
Conor M. O'Sullivan, Conrad J. Childs, Muhammad M. Saqab, John J. Walsh, and Patrick M. Shannon
Solid Earth, 13, 1649–1671, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1649-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1649-2022, 2022
Short summary
Conor M. O'Sullivan, Conrad J. Childs, Muhammad Mudasar Saqab, John J. Walsh, and Patrick M. Shannon
Conor M. O'Sullivan, Conrad J. Childs, Muhammad Mudasar Saqab, John J. Walsh, and Patrick M. Shannon

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The Slyne Basin is a sedimentary basin located offshore north-western Ireland. It formed through a long and complex evolution involving distinct periods of extension. The basin is subdivided into smaller basins, separated by deep structures related to the ancient Caledonian mountain building event. These deep structures influence the shape of the basin as it evolves in a relatively unique way, where early faults follow these deep structures, but later faults do not.