Shelves around the Iberian Peninsula (II): Evolutionary sedimentary patterns

F. J. Lobo; R. Durán; C. Roque; M. Ribó; G. Carrara; I. Mendes; A. Ferrín; L. M. Fernández-Salas; S. García-Gil; I. Galparsoro; F. Rosa; P. Bárcenas

doi:10.21701/bolgeomin.126.2-3.006

Authors

F. J. Lobo Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-Universidad de Granada)
R. Durán Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC)
C. Roque Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
M. Ribó Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC)
G. Carrara Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
I. Mendes CIMA, Universidade do Algarve
A. Ferrín Departamento de Geociencias Marinas, Universidade de Vigo
L. M. Fernández-Salas Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz
S. García-Gil Departamento de Geociencias Marinas, Universidade de Vigo
I. Galparsoro AZTI-Tecnalia, Marine Research Division
F. Rosa CIMA, Universidade do Algarve
P. Bárcenas Departamento de Análisis Matemático, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21701/bolgeomin.126.2-3.006

Keywords:

continental shelves, Iberian Peninsula, glacio-eustasy, long-term evolution, morpho-structure, sediment supply, sequence stratigraphy

Abstract

We present a synthetic view of continental-shelf evolutionary patterns around the Iberian Peninsula, focusing on proposed sequence stratigraphy interpretations and attempting a comparison between Atlanticand Mediterranean-type shelf-margin constructions.
Most of the studied shelves show a dominance of regressive to lowstand deposition through successive progradations, particularly evident in the Pliocene-Quaternary, documenting the influence of glacio-eustasy. Transgressive to highstand development predating the Last Glacial Maximum seems to be favoured off major rivers, but the highest variability is seen during postglacial evolution. Transgressive deposits tend to show a higher spatial variability, ranging from prograded parasequences to extensive sand sheets. Holocene highstand deposits usually show a more homogeneous character, with development of proximal wedge-shaped deposits and a distal sheet-like deposition.
Atlantic continental shelves off Iberia display three different types of shelf growth: depositional shelves, shelves with restricted progradation and erosional shelves. They result from the interplay between depositional and hydrodynamic regimes, with the occurrence of a latitudinal gradation from erosional shelves in the Cantabrian continental shelf to depositional shelves in the northern Gulf of Cadiz shelf. Some shelf sectors do not correspond to this general pattern, as shelf sedimentation is mainly controlled by morpho-structural features (e.g., ria environments and shelves crossed by major tectonic accidents). The Mediterranean continental shelves of Iberia show two basic types, highversus low-supply shelves, and their growth patterns are mainly a response to the amount of fluvial supply. The low-supply style is clearly the most frequent type, and it may show further complexity according to the occurrence of submarine canyons and/or morpho-structural control.

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