Fold-thrust belt evolution expressed in an internal thrust sheet, Sevier orogen: The role of cataclastic flow

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 5-6, 2023, Pages 764-782

  Ismat, Zeshan ^a   Mitra, Gautam ^b  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataclastic flow; Energy; Fold thrust belt; Folding; Sevier

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FRICTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; KINEMATICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; ELASTICOFRICTIONAL (ECF) MECHANISMS; FOLD-THRUST BELT (FTB) WEDGES; INTERNAL THRUST SHEETS;

TECTONICS;

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; KINEMATICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 84995324167     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25514.1     Document Type: Article

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