This paper gives an overview of the large-scale tectonic styles encountered in orogens worldwide. Thin-skinned and thick-skinned tectonics represent two end member styles …
P Kearey, KA Klepeis, FJ Vine - 2009 - books.google.com
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …
Defining the structural style of fold–thrust belts and understanding the controlling factors are necessary steps towards prediction of their long-term and short-term dynamics, including …
Laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses of 29 samples from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia reveal the origin of northern Andean …
Sediment provenance analysis remains a powerful method for testing hypotheses on the temporal and spatial evolution of uplifted source regions, but issues such as recycling …
New thermochronometric data from the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes reveal diachronous exhumation associated with Cenozoic contractional deformation in this sector …
The integration of restored basin geometry and internal features of syntectonic units (eg, stratal architecture, thickness, sandstone composition) with flexural modeling of the …
BK Horton, F Fuentes, A Boll, D Starck… - Journal of South …, 2016 - Elsevier
The temporal transition from backarc extension to retroarc shortening is a fundamental process in the evolution of many Andean-type convergent margins. This switch in tectonic …
New apatite fission-track data, paleoelevation estimates from paleobotany, and recently acquired geological data from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia document the onset of …