Title: Transpression, orogenic float, and lithospheric balance
Abstract: Research Article| October 01, 1990 Transpression, orogenic float, and lithospheric balance John S. Oldow; John S. Oldow 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Albert W. Bally; Albert W. Bally 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hans G. Avé Lallemant Hans G. Avé Lallemant 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information John S. Oldow 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 Albert W. Bally 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 Hans G. Avé Lallemant 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1990) 18 (10): 991–994. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0991:TOFALB>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation John S. Oldow, Albert W. Bally, Hans G. Avé Lallemant; Transpression, orogenic float, and lithospheric balance. Geology 1990;; 18 (10): 991–994. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0991:TOFALB>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract In contractional orogens, a throughgoing basal-detachment system at middle to lower crustal levels or conceivably in the upper mantle detaches the entire crustal section from the underlying lithosphere. The decollement system connects transcurrent faults and coeval thrust belts and allows their motions to be viewed as the resolved components of a regional displacement field largely driven by relative plate motions. The formation of the regional decollement system during contraction may result in subdecollement volume problems and the formation of a lithospheric root in regions where crustal volume is conserved. In regions characterized by large-scale terrane accretion, addition of mass above the basal decollement may result in an essentially balanced system and may not require formation of a lithospheric root. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
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