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Structural Setting of Northern Tunisia Insights from Gravity Data Analysis Jendouba Case Study

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Detailed gravity data in conjunction with available surface geology are analyzed to infer the organization of the underlying structures in Jendouba area. Gravity data analysis benefits from the gravity Bouguer anomaly, upward continuations, residual distribution, derivatives and Euler deconvolved maps. The main results display a positive amplitude gravity anomaly as the response of Triassic evaporitic bodies and important NE trending features at the boundaries between the Triassic outcrops and their enveloping strata. Integration of gravity, geological and structural maps let to the identification of major structural directions and trends of the study area. It confirms some structural elements gathered from outcrops. It defines also new ones.

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We are indebted to Doctor Abdelbaki Mansouri and to Professor Pierre Keating for constructive criticism of the original version of this manuscript. We wish to thank Professor Steven D. Sheriff and an anonymous reviewer, as well as Professor Eugenio Carminati for constructive reviews and comments which helped to improve the paper substantially.

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    Imen Hamdi Nasr, Adnen Amiri, Mohamed Hédi Inoubli, Abdelhmid Ben Salem, AbdelHak Chaqui & Said Tlig

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Hamdi Nasr, I., Amiri, A., Hédi Inoubli, M. et al. Structural Setting of Northern Tunisia Insights from Gravity Data Analysis Jendouba Case Study. Pure Appl. Geophys. 168, 1835–1849 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-010-0189-7

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