The Roteglia Basin geometry and its relationship with the Canossa-San Romano regional fault (Northern Apennines, Italy)
[EN] The geomorphological features along the River Secchia near Roteglia have been highly influenced by the Canossa-San Romano regional normal fault. Previous studies show this fault system was active from the Messinian to the mid-Pleistocene, based on normal-fault displacement of the Epiligurian Units and a II-order strath terrace. This article shows that the movement of the Canossa-San Romano fault continued in the Quaternary and might be active today. This new interpretation focuses on the III-order fluvial terrace in the area of Roteglia, which is composed of Quaternary deposits. Understanding the relationship between this III-order terrace and the Canossa-San Romano fault, is important for determining the Roteglia basin geometry and its filling by fluvial sediments transported by the River Secchia. The contact between the Quaternary deposits of the Roteglia Terrace and the underlying Ligurian or Epiligurian Units marks the pre-Quaternary bedrock surface and makes up the Roteglia Basin floor. A DTM model of this surface was developed from a variety of geological data to identify basin-floor geometry. The relationship between the bedrock surface, the overlying Quaternary deposits and the Canossa-San Romano normal fault allowed the present tectonic influence and fault movement to be understood. The 3D model reveals a large, elongated depression with a NE-SW axis that includes two smaller depressions (half grabens), each of which is bounded by a synthetic fault associated with the extensional Canossa-San Romano primary fault. The synthetic faults cut the deposits of the Roteglia Terrace, indicating a more recent movement.
di: P. Balocchi & W.W. Little
in: Atti della Soc. dei Nat. e Mat. di Modena, 152 (2021), pp. 33-51.
in academia.edu e researchgate.net
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