Quantitative Geometry of Thrust and Fold Belt Structures (AAPG Methods in Exploration 6)

Quantitative Geometry
of Thrust and Fold Belt Structures......Page 1
Abstract & Biography......Page 2
Balancing Cross Sections by Computer......Page 3
Displacement Transfer (En Echelon Faults)......Page 4
DUPLEX STRUCTURES......Page 7
Hanging Wall "Drag Fold"......Page 8
Unbalanced Cross Section, Utah-Wyoming Thrust Belt......Page 11
Relationships Between Fold and Thrust Belts......Page 13
Concentric Folds......Page 14
Calculation of Depth to Detachment, and its Implications for the Kinematics of Folding......Page 16
Concentric Folding and Interstratal Slip......Page 17
Sequence of Thrust Fault Emplacement......Page 18
Thrust Faults That Die Out Along Strike and Up-Section......Page 20
Factors Controlling the Development of Thrust Ramps......Page 21
Direction of Thrust Fault Propagation......Page 22
Interstratal Slip and Folding Style......Page 23
Blind Thrusts and Mechanics of Thrusting......Page 24
The Universality of Duplex Structures......Page 25
CONCLUSIONS......Page 26
REFERENCES CITED......Page 27