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Tectonic subsidence analysis of the preserved and reconstructed stratigraphy of the Polish Basin indicates an initial Late Permian-Early Triassic (255-241 Ma) syn-rift phase of development with a subsequent extensional rejuvenation during the Late Jurassic (ca. 157-152 Ma). Forward modelling of the subsidence data, in view of existing geophysical interpretations which show the presence of a deep Moho and a very high seismic velocity lower crustal layer beneath the Mid-Polish Trough (MPT), suggest that Permo-Mesozoic basin development may be related at least in part to the intrusion of mantle material into and densification of the lower crust rather than exclusively to crustal extension and thinning.
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Stephenson, R.A., Dadlez, R. & Narkiewicz, M. Implications of tectonic subsidence models for crustal structure beneath the Mid-Polish Trough. Stud Geophys Geod 39, 289–297 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02295821
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