Abstract
Two different modes of gravity tectonics have been active as deformation mechanisms in the Quaternary of Denmark, namely 'gravity gliding' and 'gravity spreading'. Examples of gravity gliding can be found in the fairly slowly moving coherent landslides which characterize many coastal cliffs with lithologies intercalated with Tertiary marine clay or Quaternary interglacial clay. The gravity spreading mechanism generated folds and dislocation structures characteristic of glacial tectonics, mainly during the Weichselian glacier advances of the Pleistocene glaciation. Imbricate dislocation structures formed by diapiric rise of water-saturated clay into sand occur. This structure type is proposed to be characteristic for the gravity spreading model.-from Author
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Deformation of sediments and sedimentary Rocks |
| Editors | M.E. Jones, R.M.F. Preston |
| Publisher | Geological Society of London |
| Pages | 165-179 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-632-01733-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | Geological Society Special Publications |
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| Volume | 29 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
Programme Area
- Programme Area 5: Nature and Climate
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