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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Subsurface geometries in central sicily FTB as a premise for hydrocarbon exploration
V. GattiAlfredo FrixaR. RuspiRaimondo CatalanoLuca BasiloneAttilio SulliGiuseppe Avellonesubject
geographygeography.geographical_feature_categorySettore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E SedimentologicaCarbonate platformTrough (geology)chemistry.chemical_compoundPaleontologyTectonicschemistryContinental marginFold and thrust beltHYDROCARBON EXPLORATIONCarbonateSedimentary rockCENTRAL SICILYPetrologyHydrocarbon explorationGeologydescription
The study concerns a sector of the Maghrebian Sicilian Fold and Thrust Belt (FTB), located in central Sicily between the southern edge of the Madonie Mts. and the Caltanissetta trough. Interpretation of recently acquired seismic profiles, constrained by joint detailed stratigraphy and field investigation, revealed the structure of the study area as formed by a thick pile of deep water carbonate (Imerese and Sicanian) thrusts lying on carbonate platform imbricates. In the forward migration of the FTB, two main tectonic events were envisaged; shallow and deep seated thrusts occurred during the Miocene-early Pleistocene time interval that deformed the former sedimentary cover of the continental margin. The kinematic model and the occurrence, at depth, of carbonate platform rock bodies indicate the study area as a potential frontier for hydrocarbon opportunities.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |