Shaken and stirred: Seismic evidence of Chicxulub impact effects on the West Florida carbonate platform, Gulf of Mexico
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Abstract
A grid of 33 seismic reflection profiles collected on the West Florida Shelf (Gulf of Mexico) reveals evidence of impact-induced seismic shaking and subsequent erosion of the Upper Cretaceous Selma–Pine Key depositional sequence across a wide region (∼102.3 × 103 km2) of the buried Cretaceous carbonate platform. These attributes can be traced from outcrops at the Florida Escarpment to locations as far as ∼300 km into the interior of the platform. This evidence suggests a platform-interior provenance for much of the massive Chicxulub impact deposit that borders the base of the Florida Escarpment and adjacent northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope. This report opens a new window on the widespread destructive power of seismic energy released by large bolides striking shallow continental shelves.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Shaken and stirred: Seismic evidence of Chicxulub impact effects on the West Florida carbonate platform, Gulf of Mexico |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/G39438.1 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1011 |
| Last page | 1014 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Mexico |
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