Structure of the Reelfoot rift as interpreted from 2-D magnetotelluric models
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Abstract
The results of magnetotelluric (MT) surveys reveal structures associated with the Reelfoot rift, including an axial high-resistivity structure that may be related to intrusions in the central part of the rift or to a previously unrecognized horst. The axis of this resistivity high generally follows the central part of the Reelfoot rift, but its orientation is offset several degrees from the enigmatic Blytheville arch. The MT structural high follows the main part of a northeast-trending seismicity belt, but in the New Madrid, Missouri area electrical structures are more complicated. In this northern part of the study area, the strike of resistivity structures determined from the MT data indicate a nearly north-south direction, rather than the N45°E direction indicated for most of the data. If the axial high-resistivity structure represents a horst, then it may form an interior divide between thick shale basins. Faults bounding the proposed horst may be a controlling factor for the northeast trending seismic zone.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Structure of the Reelfoot rift as interpreted from 2-D magnetotelluric models |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/gssrl.63.3.223 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 223 |
| Last page | 232 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
| Other Geospatial | Reelfoot rift-New Madrid region |
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