A comparison of the eastern and western sides of the Sea of Galilee and its implication on the tectonics of the northern Jordan Rift Valley

H. Michelson; A. Flexer; Z. Erez

doi:10.1016/0040-1951(87)90180-6

A comparison of the eastern and western sides of the Sea of Galilee and its implication on the tectonics of the northern Jordan Rift Valley

H. Michelson^*, A. Flexer, Z. Erez

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School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

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Abstract

The Sea of Galilee divides two Neogene basins which are characterized by largely continental clastic sequences and basalt flows. Stratigraphic differences between the two basins are discerned. A comparison of the stratigraphy of both sides of the Sea of Galilee does not support the postulated 107 km left-lateral movement. Although some small strike-slip faults might exist, most faults are of a gravity dip-slip type. A postulated ridge trending NNE, buried under the Sea of Galilee, might have had a stratigraphic influence on sediment distribution between the eastern and western sides.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-134
Number of pages	10
Journal	Tectonophysics
Volume	141
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-1951(87)90180-6
State	Published - 15 Sep 1987

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