Microfracturación alpina en cuarzoarenitas en el valle de Tarna (Cordillera Cantábrica)
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La deformación asociada al levantamiento cenozoico de la Cordillera Cantábrica se caracteriza por el desarrollo de fallas con saltos
hectométricos, la reactivación de algunas estructuras previas, y una
fracturación en las unidades litológicas paleozoicas más resistentes
de la sucesión litológica que se sobreimpone a la generada en episodios tectónicos previos. En este trabajo se presentan datos estructurales sobre la fracturación en las cuarzoarenitas de la Fm. Barrios
y unidades adyacentes en las laderas de la Peña Grayal (valle de
Tarna, Asturias). En concreto, se describen diversas bandas cataclásticas compresivas en las cuarzoarenitas, algunas de las cuales
llegan a desarrollar superficies pulidas de deslizamiento de falla. Los
sistemas dominantes son subverticales y coinciden con el trazado
de fallas cartográficas secundarias: subverticales, levógira y con dirección noreste. Estos sistemas son conjugados con el movimiento
de la falla de Ventaniella, también subvertical, pero dextrógira y de
dirección noroeste. La orientación de uno de los sistemas de cizallas
cataclásticas, de dirección E-O e inclinación baja a moderada hacia
el norte, es consistente con la disposición de cabalgamientos principales del orógeno alpino en tierra
Deformation associated to the Cenozoic rise of the Cantabrian Mountains is characterized by the development of faults with hectometric offsets, the reworking of previous structures, and the fracturing of the strongest lithological units of the preorogenic Paleozoic sequence, already affected by previous tectonic episodes in the brittle regime. In this contribution, new structural data from the fracturing of quartzarenites from the Barrios Fm and adjacent units in the slopes of Peña Grayal (Tarna valley, Asturias) are presented. These rocks contain several compressive cataclastic bands, some of which develop polished fault slip surfaces. The dominant slip surfaces are subvertical, left-lateral and with northeasterly trend, in coincidence with the orientation and kinematics of secondary cartographic faults with apparent left lateral offsets. Together with the neighbouring Ventaniella fault, also subvertical but with dextral offset and a northwesterly strike, are consistent with a N-S alpine shortening. The orientation of one of the systems of cataclastic bands, trending E-W and dipping gently to the north, is consistent with the orientation and kinematics of the main alpine thrusts onshore
Deformation associated to the Cenozoic rise of the Cantabrian Mountains is characterized by the development of faults with hectometric offsets, the reworking of previous structures, and the fracturing of the strongest lithological units of the preorogenic Paleozoic sequence, already affected by previous tectonic episodes in the brittle regime. In this contribution, new structural data from the fracturing of quartzarenites from the Barrios Fm and adjacent units in the slopes of Peña Grayal (Tarna valley, Asturias) are presented. These rocks contain several compressive cataclastic bands, some of which develop polished fault slip surfaces. The dominant slip surfaces are subvertical, left-lateral and with northeasterly trend, in coincidence with the orientation and kinematics of secondary cartographic faults with apparent left lateral offsets. Together with the neighbouring Ventaniella fault, also subvertical but with dextral offset and a northwesterly strike, are consistent with a N-S alpine shortening. The orientation of one of the systems of cataclastic bands, trending E-W and dipping gently to the north, is consistent with the orientation and kinematics of the main alpine thrusts onshore







