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14 - Lateglacial and Postglacial Faulting in the Russian Part of the Fennoscandian Shield

from Part III - Glacially Triggered Faulting in the Fennoscandian Shield

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2021

By
Svetlana B. Nikolaeva ,
Andrey A. Nikonov  and
Sergey V. Shvarev
Edited by
Holger Steffen ,
Odleiv Olesen  and
Raimo Sutinen
Holger Steffen
Affiliation:
Lantmäteriet, Sweden
Odleiv Olesen
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Norway
Raimo Sutinen
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Finland
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Summary

This chapter reviews the results of studies of late- and postglacial faults in the Russian part of the Fennoscandian Shield (Kola Peninsula, Karelia, Sankt-Petersburg region). It provides a brief overview and description from north to south of the main seismic lineaments (Murmansk and Kandalaksha) as well as results from a study of some secondary lineaments, individual late- and postglacial faults and seismic dislocations. The obtained data allowed defining a decrease in seismic activity from the Late Glaciation to the present times. It is due to the fading glacial isostatic uplift of the shield and the change of the leading role from the vertically directed forces of glacial isostasy to horizontal compressive strains. Glacial isostasy as a factor giving rise to stresses has nearly exhausted itself by the present time, while the tectonic factor continues to be felt.

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Lateglacial FaultPostglacial FaultSeismic LineamentSeismic DislocationSoft-Sediment Deformation StructuresPalaeoseismicityRussiaKola PeninsulaKareliaSt Petersburg Region
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Glacially-Triggered Faulting , pp. 246 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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