Shear wave splitting observations in the Archean craton of Western Superior

Details Shear wave splitting observations in the Archean craton of Western Superior Shear wave splitting observations in the Archean craton of Western Superior

Sep 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.2669k&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 17, p. 2669-2672

Physics

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Seismology

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Shear wave splitting observations in the Archean Superior Province of the Canadian Shield show moderate to large delay times (1.1-2.1 s) with azimuths suggesting upper-mantle anisotropy is subparallel to the structural grain of the craton. Two regions with uniform anisotropy azimuth (62°+/-7° and 87°+/-3°) are separated by a transitional zone showing strong dependence of observed azimuth on source direction, suggesting that lateral structure is being observed. No splitting was observed at stations near the coast of Hudson Bay, continuing a pattern of weak splitting in surrounding Proterozoic orogenic belts. Current absolute plate motion is consistent with the direction of anisotropy, but would not explain the regional contrasts. Instead, the anisotropy appears to be related to Archean structure and tectonic history.

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