Experimental modelling of orogenic wedges: A review
Experimental modelling applied to the study of orogenic wedge dynamics has been a
subject of fruitful research for more than 30years, although the technique dates back as far …
subject of fruitful research for more than 30years, although the technique dates back as far …
A review of brittle compressional wedge models
SJH Buiter - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Fold-and-thrust belts and accretionary wedges form by compression of sedimentary
sequences and basement rocks into forward and backward thrusts, folds, nappes, and …
sequences and basement rocks into forward and backward thrusts, folds, nappes, and …
Numerical investigation of deformation mechanics in fold‐and‐thrust belts: Influence of rheology of single and multiple décollements
Thin‐skinned fold‐and‐thrust belts related to convergence tectonics develop by scraping off
a rock sequence along a weaker basal décollement often formed by water‐saturated shale …
a rock sequence along a weaker basal décollement often formed by water‐saturated shale …
From salt‐bearing rifted margins to fold‐and‐thrust belts. Insights from analog modeling and Northern Calcareous Alps case study
P Santolaria, P Granado, EP Wilson, M de Matteis… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Analog modeling is used to study the role played by the inherited salt‐sediment architecture
of a salt‐bearing rifted margin, developed by minibasin downbuilding and margin‐scale …
of a salt‐bearing rifted margin, developed by minibasin downbuilding and margin‐scale …
Preliminary balanced palinspastic reconstruction of Cenozoic deformation across the Himachal Himalaya (northwestern India)
AAG Webb - Geosphere, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A line-length balanced palinspastic reconstruction across the Himachal Himalaya is
presented, highlighting different phases of Himalayan tectonic development: Eocene …
presented, highlighting different phases of Himalayan tectonic development: Eocene …
Neogene shortening and exhumation of the Zagros fold-thrust belt and foreland basin in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq
The Zagros fold-thrust belt in the Kurdistan region of Iraq encroached southward toward a
rapidly subsiding Neogene foreland basin and was later partitioned by out-of-sequence …
rapidly subsiding Neogene foreland basin and was later partitioned by out-of-sequence …
Structural evolution of orogenic wedges: Interplay between erosion and weak décollements
Orogenic wedges commonly display an inner wedge, where crystalline units have been
exhumed, and an outer wedge formed by imbricated sedimentary units detached from the …
exhumed, and an outer wedge formed by imbricated sedimentary units detached from the …
Mid-Pleistocene climate transition drives net mass loss from rapidly uplifting St. Elias Mountains, Alaska
Erosion, sediment production, and routing on a tectonically active continental margin reflect
both tectonic and climatic processes; partitioning the relative importance of these processes …
both tectonic and climatic processes; partitioning the relative importance of these processes …
Influence of Syntectonic sedimentation and Décollement rheology on the geometry and evolution of Orogenic wedges: Analog modeling of the Kuqa fold‐and‐Thrust …
Contractional deformation in the outer parts of fold‐and‐thrust belts is in part controlled by
the presence of syntectonic sediments and multiple décollements (eg, the Apennines, the …
the presence of syntectonic sediments and multiple décollements (eg, the Apennines, the …
Structural style of the Makran Tertiary accretionary complex in SE-Iran
We report new structural descriptions and measurements carried out across the onshore
Makran Accretionary Wedge, in SE Iran. Complementary geological mapping led to the …
Makran Accretionary Wedge, in SE Iran. Complementary geological mapping led to the …