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Baltica upside down: A new plate tectonic model for Rodinia and the Iapetus Ocean

2002; Geological Society of America; Volume: 30; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030 2.0.co;2

1943-2682

Ebbe H. Hartz, Trond H. Torsvik,

High-pressure geophysics and materials

Research Article| March 01, 2002 Baltica upside down: A new plate tectonic model for Rodinia and the Iapetus Ocean Ebbe H. Hartz; Ebbe H. Hartz 1Department of Geology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Trond H. Torsvik Trond H. Torsvik 2Vista, c/o Geological Survey of Norway, 7004 Trondheim, Norway Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2002) 30 (3): 255–258. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030 2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 22 Aug 2001 rev-recd: 02 Nov 2001 accepted: 02 Nov 2001 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ebbe H. Hartz, Trond H. Torsvik; Baltica upside down: A new plate tectonic model for Rodinia and the Iapetus Ocean. Geology 2002;; 30 (3): 255–258. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract We propose that Baltica was geographically inverted throughout the Neoproterozoic and therefore suggest reassessment of the classic Wilson Cycle paleoreconstruction depicting an Atlantic-type early Paleozoic (Iapetus) ocean between western Norway and East Greenland. Our new reconstruction dismisses the need for 180° rotation of Baltica after breakup of Iapetus and presents more plausible geologic correlations between Baltica, Laurentia, and Gondwana than those accompanying previous fits. In our reconstruction, the breakup that led to the formation of the Iapetus Ocean was initiated at a junction between a rift (Laurentia-Gondwana), a right-lateral fault (Laurentia-Baltica), and a trench (inverted Baltica-Gondwana), thereby linking the late Precambrian Iapetus opening to the Timanian and Avalonian orogenies between Gondwana and an inverted Baltica. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.