A review of deformation pattern templates in foreland basin systems and fold-and-thrust belts: Implications for the state of stress in the frontal regions of thrust wedges
Aesthetically appealing thrust systems and related large-scale anticlines, in both active and
fossil foreland fold-and-thrust belts, and the economic potential associated with them, have …
fossil foreland fold-and-thrust belts, and the economic potential associated with them, have …
Fault-related folding: A review of kinematic models and their application
Folding that is directly related to fault activity is an important deformation feature that occurs
all over the world in mountain belts, accretionary wedges, fold-and-thrust belts, and intra …
all over the world in mountain belts, accretionary wedges, fold-and-thrust belts, and intra …
Fault damage zones
Damage zones show very similar geometries across a wide range of scales and fault types,
including strike-slip, normal and thrust faults. We use a geometric classification of damage …
including strike-slip, normal and thrust faults. We use a geometric classification of damage …
Fault relays, bends and branch-lines
Branch-lines between normal faults and their sub-parallel splays mapped from 3D seismic
reflection data show a range of forms from straight lines to closed loops. The different …
reflection data show a range of forms from straight lines to closed loops. The different …
Reverse and normal drag along a fault
An analysis of the theoretical displacement field around a single dip-slip fault at depth
reveals that normal and reverse fault drag develop by perturbation flow induced by fault slip …
reveals that normal and reverse fault drag develop by perturbation flow induced by fault slip …
Effects of cohesion on the structural and mechanical evolution of fold and thrust belts and contractional wedges: Discrete element simulations
JK Morgan - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Particle‐based numerical simulations of cohesive contractional wedges can yield important
perspectives on the formation and evolution of fold and thrust belts, offering particular …
perspectives on the formation and evolution of fold and thrust belts, offering particular …
Constraints on the depth, geometry and kinematics of blind detachment faults provided by fault-propagation folds: An example from the Mesozoic fold belt of South …
The Mesozoic multi-layered thin-skinned, fault-related fold belt in South China is
characterized by propagation chevron folding and thrust faulting. We examine the geometry …
characterized by propagation chevron folding and thrust faulting. We examine the geometry …
Sense and non-sense of shear in flanking structures
B Grasemann, K Stüwe, JC Vannay - Journal of Structural Geology, 2003 - Elsevier
The deformation of marker horizons across slip surfaces can lead to the development of
several types of flanking structures. The development of such structures was investigated …
several types of flanking structures. The development of such structures was investigated …
Deciphering thrust fault nucleation and propagation and the importance of footwall synclines
DA Ferrill, AP Morris, SS Wigginton, KJ Smart… - Journal of Structural …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we analyze small scale examples of thrust faults and related folding in
outcrops of the Cretaceous Boquillas Formation within Big Bend National Park in west Texas …
outcrops of the Cretaceous Boquillas Formation within Big Bend National Park in west Texas …
Ramp initiation in fold-thrust belts: Insight from PIV analysis of sandbox models
S Marshak, SSB Haq, P Sen - Journal of Structural Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Do forethrust ramps propagate up-section from the tip line of a detachment or do they initiate
within the deforming strata, connecting later with the detachment? To address this question …
within the deforming strata, connecting later with the detachment? To address this question …