@article{fdi:010060550, title = {{T}he {A}lbian tectonic "crisis" in {C}entral {T}unisia : nature and chronology of the deformations}, author = {{J}aillard, {E}tienne and {D}umont, {T}. and {O}uali, {J}. and {B}ouillin, {J}. {P}. and {C}hihaoui, {A}. and {L}atil, {J}. {L}. and {A}rnaud, {H}. and {A}rnaud-{V}anneau, {A}. and {Z}ghal, {I}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {M}id-{C}retaceous tectonic "crisis" is a classical feature of the tectono-sedimentary evolution of {T}unisia. {A} reappraisal of synsedimentary deformation observed in the {T}ajerouine and {K}asserine areas shows that deformation began in the earliest {A}lbian, increased during the {E}arly {A}lbian, and culminated in the {M}iddle {A}lbian. {L}ate {A}lbian deposits overly, locally with a strong angular unconformity, {A}ptian to {E}arly {A}lbian sediments. {I}n the southern part of the studied area, fault tectonics and tilted blocks dominate, whereas in the northern area, the occurrence of slumps and olistoliths suggests deformation related to incipient salt movements at depth. {T}hese new chronological constraints suggest that this tectonic event is most probably related to the final opening of the {A}tlantic {O}cean at equatorial latitudes.}, keywords = {{S}tratigraphy ; {S}ynsedimentary deformation ; {A}lbian ; {C}entral {T}unisia ; {F}ault tectonics ; {D}iapirism ; {TUNISIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {A}frican {E}arth {S}ciences}, volume = {85}, numero = {}, pages = {75--86}, ISSN = {1464-343{X}}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.04.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060550}, }