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Fourteen deep dives were conducted along the southern slope of the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana marginal ridge. Detrital rock samples reveal Early Cretaceous synrift sediments. In situ observations and microtectonic analysis identify the nature and the timing of three successive episodes of deformation. Clay layers are affected by early diagenetic deformational structures such as slump microfolds and normal microfaults. Most of the clastic deposits display a second deformational episode. These structures result from a layer-parallel extension and are related to extensional synrift tectonics. The last stage of deformation is identified by right lateral wrench folds associated with brittle joints and slaty cleavage. It is attributed to the syntransform evolution of the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana marginal ridge.
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Received: 16 March 1995 / Revision received: 8 August 1995
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Guiraud, M., Benkhelil, J., Mascle, J. et al. Synrift to syntransform deformation along the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana transform margin: evidence from deep-sea dives. Geo-Marine Letters 17, 70–78 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003670050010
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003670050010