Articles | Volume 13, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1393-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1393-2022
Research article
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02 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 02 Sep 2022

Control of crustal strength, tectonic inheritance, and stretching/ shortening rates on crustal deformation and basin reactivation: insights from laboratory models

Benjamin Guillaume, Guido M. Gianni, Jean-Jacques Kermarrec, and Khaled Bock

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Under tectonic forces, the upper part of the crust can break along different types of faults, depending on the orientation of the applied stresses. Using scaled analogue models, we show that the relative magnitude of compressional and extensional forces as well as the presence of inherited structures resulting from previous stages of deformation control the location and type of faults. Our results gives insights into the tectonic evolution of areas showing complex patterns of deformation.
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