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Late Neogene and Quaternary Vertical Motions in the Otway Coast, Southeast Australia (I): Development and Geochronology of Quaternary Marine Terraces

호주 남동부 Otway 해안의 후기 신제3기 및 제4기 융기 운동(I): 제4기 해안단구 발달 및 지층서

  • Shin, Jaeryul (Department of Geography, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2012.08.16
  • Accepted : 2012.10.13
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

This study investigates a neotectonic context of the past 5 Ma for the Otway Ranges along the southern Victoria coast, SE Australia by evaluating the distribution and development of marine terraces along the mountainous coastal area. Uplift rate derived from low terrace deposits using OSL dating method is determined to evaluate the extent to which mild intraplate tectonism has the capability to influence the geomorphic evolution of continental interiors. This study also investigates the stratigraphic relationship between Quaternary marine terraces and Pliocene strandlines, which suggests a change of tectonic activity in the Late Neogene. The intensified tectonic response is well addressed in terms of an increase of the Australian intraplate stress level due to the change of relative motion and increased forces in the boundary between the Australian and Pacific plate.

본 연구는 호주 남동부 Victoria 남부 해안을 따라 발달하고 있는 Otway 산맥 일대에서 지난 5 Ma 동안의 신기지체구조 운동의 성격을 해안 산악 지역을 따라 분포하고 있는 해안단구의 발달상을 통해 밝히고 있다. OSL 연대 측정으로부터 얻은 저위 해안단구면의 융기율은 판 내부 구조운동의 영향이 현생 지형 발달에 미치는 결과를 명확히 보여주고 있다. 또한 본 연구는 제4기 해안단구와 플라이오세 고해수준 기록 간의 층서적 관계를 통해 후기 신제3기 이후에 나타나는 지구조 운동의 변화적 속성을 밝히고 있다. 이와 같은 후기 신제3기 이후 가속화된 지구조 운동 반응은 호주-태평양판의 이동성의 변화와 이에 따른 경계 응력의 증가가 대륙 내부 응력 수준에도 영향을 미친 결과로 이해된다.

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