Paleomagnetic arguments for block rotations along the Arakapas fault (Cyprus)

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Research Article| May 01, 1988 Paleomagnetic arguments for block rotations along the Arakapas fault (Cyprus) N. Bonhommet; N. Bonhommet 1Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne, Centre Armoricain d'Etude Structurale des Socles, Institut de Géologie, Universitéde Rennes I, 35042 Rennes, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Roperch; P. Roperch 2Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération (ORSTOM), Département TOA, 213, rue La Fayette, 75480 Paris, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. Calza F. Calza 1Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne, Centre Armoricain d'Etude Structurale des Socles, Institut de Géologie, Universitéde Rennes I, 35042 Rennes, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information N. Bonhommet 1Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne, Centre Armoricain d'Etude Structurale des Socles, Institut de Géologie, Universitéde Rennes I, 35042 Rennes, France P. Roperch 2Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération (ORSTOM), Département TOA, 213, rue La Fayette, 75480 Paris, France F. Calza 1Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne, Centre Armoricain d'Etude Structurale des Socles, Institut de Géologie, Universitéde Rennes I, 35042 Rennes, France Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1988) 16 (5): 422–425. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0422:PAFBRA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation N. Bonhommet, P. Roperch, F. Calza; Paleomagnetic arguments for block rotations along the Arakapas fault (Cyprus). Geology 1988;; 16 (5): 422–425. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0422:PAFBRA>2.3.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 Paleomagnetic data from the sheeted dike complex north of the Arakapas fault reveal significant internal rotations. The north-south-trending dikes have remanent magnetization directions close to the well-known westerly paleomagnetic direction of the Troodos massif, whereas the east-west-trending dikes near the Arakapas fault have northerly remanent magnetization directions. The paleomagnetic data are in agreement with the apparent clockwise rotation of the dikes. Contrary to recent geological analyses which postulate that the pattern of dike trends is due to dike injection into a sigmoidal stress field along a sinistral transform fault, the paleomagnetic results indicate clockwise rotations about vertical axes in response to a dextral shear. In addition to the rotations around vertical axes, small rotations around subhorizontal axes are inferred from the paleomagnetic data for tilted dikes. Thus, these data reinforce the vertical intrusion hypothesis. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.