Title: Self-indentation of a heterogeneous continental lithosphere
Abstract: Research Article| November 01, 1994 Self-indentation of a heterogeneous continental lithosphere Alain Vauchez; Alain Vauchez 1Laboratoire de Tectonophysique, Université de Montpellier II, F34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Andréa Tommasi; Andréa Tommasi 1Laboratoire de Tectonophysique, Université de Montpellier II, F34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marcos Egydio-Silva Marcos Egydio-Silva 2Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, BR01498 São Paulo, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Alain Vauchez 1Laboratoire de Tectonophysique, Université de Montpellier II, F34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France Andréa Tommasi 1Laboratoire de Tectonophysique, Université de Montpellier II, F34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France Marcos Egydio-Silva 2Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, BR01498 São Paulo, Brazil Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (11): 967–970. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0967:SIOAHC>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 Email Permissions Search Site Citation Alain Vauchez, Andréa Tommasi, Marcos Egydio-Silva; Self-indentation of a heterogeneous continental lithosphere. Geology 1994;; 22 (11): 967–970. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0967:SIOAHC>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 The Neoproterozoic Ribeira-Araçuaí belt stretches along the southeastern edge of the São Francisco craton of southeastern Brazil and extends south of the cratonic domain for >1000 km. The termination of the craton is spatially correlated with a significant modification of the deformation pattern in the belt: (1) the structural trend bends from due north to northeast, (2) the dominant tectonic flow shifts from orogen-transverse to orogen-normal, and (3) the metamorphic conditions of deformation decrease southwestward from high to medium grade. Finite-element modeling suggests that the presence of a craton within a continent favors strain localization, initiation of continental-scale shear zones, and differential vertical deformations. The southward termination of the São Francisco craton may have triggered the development of the complex deformation pattern that characterizes the Ribeira-Araçuaí belt. 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: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
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