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22 Jan 2025
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Modelling the thermal evolution of extensional basins through lithosphere stretching factors: application to the NW part of the Pannonian Basin
Eszter Békési
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
MTA-EPSS FluidsByDepth Lendület (Momentum) Research Group, HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science, 9400 Sopron, Hungary
Jan-Diederik van Wees
TNO Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CB, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584 CB, the Netherlands
Kristóf Porkoláb
MTA-EPSS FluidsByDepth Lendület (Momentum) Research Group, HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science, 9400 Sopron, Hungary
Mátyás Hencz
MTA-EPSS FluidsByDepth Lendület (Momentum) Research Group, HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science, 9400 Sopron, Hungary
Márta Berkesi
MTA-EPSS FluidsByDepth Lendület (Momentum) Research Group, HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science, 9400 Sopron, Hungary
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The deformation of rocks and metamorphic transformations interact with each other and influence the evolution of plate tectonic boundaries. In this study we use numerical models to explore how deformation and rock properties affect metamorphism. We reveal that the speed of metamorphic transformation is dictated by tectonic forces and the ability of the rocks to relax these forces. Using these results, we can improve predictions for the evolution of plate boundaries.
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We present a workflow to model the temperature distribution within the lithosphere of sedimentary basins and apply it to NW Hungary. The model can reproduce the thermal evolution through basin formation, making use of temperature measurements from wells. Models provide key input to constrain geodynamic processes and geo-energy resource potential.
We present a workflow to model the temperature distribution within the lithosphere of...
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