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Integration between deep subsurface geology and geophysics, near‐surface geophysics including, together with high‐resolution sedimentological field work on outcropping Bajocian limestone in quarries of the eastern edge of the Paris Basin. Ridges observed in 3D seismic images correspond to the coral buildups, probably nucleated from the crest of dunes.

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Enigmatic N120° ridges have been identified from 3D seismic reflection imaging of the Bajocian limestones of the eastern Paris Basin. These features may impact flows within the active Middle Jurassic aquifer beneath the Callovian–Oxfordian claystones and marls that host the Underground Research Laboratory (URL) where the Andra (French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) is studying the feasibility of a deep repository for radioactive waste. Worldwide, there are numerous other examples where carbonate buildups form ridges in 3D, which are more or less interconnected, laterally amalgamated, or bifurcating, with no clear reason for these geometric features. It is consequently of paramount importance to understand the nature and origin of these ridges, and an integrated study combining (1) well logs, (2) new 3D seismic acquisitions, (3) classical field sedimentology and stratigraphy, (4) near‐surface geophysics including ground penetrating radar (GPR), electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and frequency‐domain electromagnetics (FDEM) and (5) seismic refraction has been developed to investigate them. Facies analysis and a regional sequence stratigraphy interpretation, integrating near‐surface geophysical imaging performed on time‐equivalent outcrop sections, demonstrate that elongated mounds of hermatypic scleractinian corals developed during the early Bajocian ( chronozone) in shallow, warm oligotrophic seawater. These buildups nucleated as patches on hardground atop giant subaqueous dunes composed of peloidal and bioclastic grainstones, dipping mostly N30° with N120°‐oriented crests. Some of the coral reefs form buildups up to 15 m high and several hundred meters wide. They are elongated in the main N120° direction of the underlying dunes, although the dispersion of measurements illustrates the complexity of the interfingered structures observed in 3D seismic images. The coral buildups are progressively onlapped and draped by oncoid‐rich alternating marl‐limestones that may result from a shift from oligotrophic to mesotrophic conditions probably brought about by a rise in relative sea level. Near‐surface geophysics provide insightful supporting evidence to supplement the field work, particularly by imaging the roots of several coral reefs, their internal structures and the infill of the inter‐reefal troughs. This work demonstrates the critical importance of outcrop analogue studies for resolving subsurface problems and also shows how near‐surface geophysical methods can usefully supplement direct classical field geology investigations. This new characterisation suggests that coral reefs forming ridges, structures that have often remained enigmatic, could develop by directly settling at the top of early cemented giant oo‐bioclastic dunes. Submarine early diagenesis generates hardgrounds that constitute stable substrates for nucleation and growth of coral reefs, especially when they cap prominent submarine reliefs.

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Imaging Bajocian Coral Ridges in the Paris Basin and Deciphering Their Origin
Basin Research 37, e70034 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.70034
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Keyword(s): Bajocian; carbonate; coral; facies; geophysics; reef

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