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Analogue modelling of the inversion of multiple extensional basins in foreland fold-and-thrust belts
Nicolás Molnar
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Tectonics and Geodynamics, RWTH Aachen University, 52064 Aachen,
Germany
Susanne Buiter
Tectonics and Geodynamics, RWTH Aachen University, 52064 Aachen,
Germany
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Progression of orogenic wedges over pre-existing extensional structures is common in nature, but deciphering the spatio-temporal evolution of deformation from the geological record remains challenging. Our laboratory experiments provide insights on how horizontal stresses are transferred across a heterogeneous crust, constrain which pre-shortening conditions can either favour or hinder the reactivatation of extensional structures, and explain what implications they have on critical taper theory.
Progression of orogenic wedges over pre-existing extensional structures is common in nature, but...
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