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View article: Decapod fauna from the lower Aptian in the Valencian sector of the Maestrat Basin (NE Iberia)
Decapod fauna from the lower Aptian in the Valencian sector of the Maestrat Basin (NE Iberia) Open
The Forcall Formation in the Morella and Orpesa sub-basins of the Valencian sector of the Maestrat Basin has yielded a diverse assemblage of decapod crustaceans. A total of thirteen taxa are documented, representing the infraorders Achelat…
View article: Advancing Earth Sciences through digital tools: key challenges from field and laboratory datasets 
Advancing Earth Sciences through digital tools: key challenges from field and laboratory datasets  Open
Understanding geological processes is essential to tackling theenvironmental and social challenges of the future, such as the sustainable management of natural resources and the mitigation of geological hazards. However, the inherent compl…
View article: Diagnostic criteria of salt-bearing rifted margins structures on fold-and-thrust belts: insights from modelling applied to natural case studies
Diagnostic criteria of salt-bearing rifted margins structures on fold-and-thrust belts: insights from modelling applied to natural case studies Open
Salt-detached fold-and-thrust belts have been described as having an extremely narrow cross-sectional taper, a regular structural spacing, and lack of a dominant structural vergence. However, detailed evaluation of several natural examples…
View article: Paleogene kinematics of the central Catalan Coastal Ranges: temporal constraints from magneto-chronology and provenance analysis in synorogenic deposits in the SE margin of the Ebro Basin (NE Spain)
Paleogene kinematics of the central Catalan Coastal Ranges: temporal constraints from magneto-chronology and provenance analysis in synorogenic deposits in the SE margin of the Ebro Basin (NE Spain) Open
The precise determination of the tectonic deformation timing such as thrust emplacement has always been a challenge for understanding the evolution of fold-and-thrust belts. In the Catalan Coastal Ranges, this issue has traditionally been …
View article: Geometrical characterization of fracture systems using point clouds and SEFL-Software: example of the Añisclo anticline carbonate platform, Central Pyrenees
Geometrical characterization of fracture systems using point clouds and SEFL-Software: example of the Añisclo anticline carbonate platform, Central Pyrenees Open
Natural fracture systems contribute significantly to rock mass anisotropies. Characterizing these systems is essential for understanding processes of fluid flow, energy exploration and storage, slope stability or tectonic processes that ca…
View article: An alternative experimental configuration to generate wrench zone above a viscous layer
An alternative experimental configuration to generate wrench zone above a viscous layer Open
Analogue modelling of wrench tectonics typically utilizes a rigid basement with a velocity discontinuity under a brittle or brittle-viscous cover, such as in Riedel experiments, which confines fault localization in the overlaying model. Ho…
View article: Deformation, evolution and controls of halokinetic megaflaps driven by vertically-stacked and laterally-shifting depocenters
Deformation, evolution and controls of halokinetic megaflaps driven by vertically-stacked and laterally-shifting depocenters Open
Megaflaps comprise steeply dipping to overturned panels of the oldest suprasalt strata flanking steep diapirs, and represent the roofs of early inflated salt. These large-scale structures result from salt-sediment interaction at minibasin …
View article: Salt-pillow formation during inversion of evaporite-filled half graben – Insights from seismic data interpretation and integrated analogue-numerical modelling
Salt-pillow formation during inversion of evaporite-filled half graben – Insights from seismic data interpretation and integrated analogue-numerical modelling Open
The Mid-Polish Anticlinorium is a regional structure that formed during Late Cretaceous inversion of the Permian-Mesozoic Polish Basin. Within the anticlinorium, local salt pillows built of the Upper Permian (Zechstein) evaporites are ofte…
View article: Sand, salt, and models: The legacy of Bruno Vendeville
Sand, salt, and models: The legacy of Bruno Vendeville Open
Acknowledgements We are grateful for the support of numerous colleagues who contributed, either materially or simply with encouragement, to putting together this memorial to our friend Bruno. The important task of reviewing and editing man…
View article: New insight into salt-related structure in the Onshore Zagros foreland basin, a prospect into the deep gas reservoirs
New insight into salt-related structure in the Onshore Zagros foreland basin, a prospect into the deep gas reservoirs Open
The Southern area of the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt (ZFTB) well-known as a great hydrocarbon province developed over the Cambrian Hormuz salt basin. However, the existence of Hormuz salt in the west and southwest of the ZFTB was always un…
View article: Outcrop analogue study of carbonate caprock stringers for CCS and geothermal reservoir: the petrophysical and petrothermal properties of the upper Muschelkalk in the Estopanyà salt wall (South-Central Pyrenees)
Outcrop analogue study of carbonate caprock stringers for CCS and geothermal reservoir: the petrophysical and petrothermal properties of the upper Muschelkalk in the Estopanyà salt wall (South-Central Pyrenees) Open
Salt is playing a principal role in the current energy transition. From diapirs to salt walls, salt structures are being proposed for a growing number of non-fossil energy purposes and carbon-neutral projects (i.e., geothermics, hydrogen s…
View article: Using salt diapirs and minibasins to constrain interpretations of crustal rifting and inversion in the Basque Pyrenees, Spain
Using salt diapirs and minibasins to constrain interpretations of crustal rifting and inversion in the Basque Pyrenees, Spain Open
Published interpretations across the Basque Pyrenees vary significantly in their depictions of rifting and subsequent inversion. Major points of disagreement relate to: (i) the asymmetry of the margin, i.e., whether the major extensional a…
View article: The influence of the geometry of salt detachments on thrust salient development: An analogue modelling approach based on the South-Central Pyrenean thrust salient
The influence of the geometry of salt detachments on thrust salient development: An analogue modelling approach based on the South-Central Pyrenean thrust salient Open
Inspired by the structural evolution of the South-Central Pyrenean Thrust Salient we have designed an experimental program to investigate the role of the geometry of viscous detachments on the formation of thrust salients. The precontracti…
View article: Salt sheet extrusion and emplacement within the South-Central Pyrenean fold-and-thrust belt: the Les Avellanes Diapir case-of-study
Salt sheet extrusion and emplacement within the South-Central Pyrenean fold-and-thrust belt: the Les Avellanes Diapir case-of-study Open
A detailed geological map of the Les Avellanes salt Diapir (South-Central Pyrenees, Spain) that includes both the diapir body and adjacent areas is presented to understand the diapir evolution and geometry. Structural, stratigraphical, and…
View article: Inversion of accommodation zones in salt-bearing extensional systems: insights from analog modeling
Inversion of accommodation zones in salt-bearing extensional systems: insights from analog modeling Open
This work uses sandbox analog models to analyze the formation and subsequent inversion of a decoupled extensional system comprised of two segmented half-grabens separated by a diffuse accommodation zone with thick early syn-rift salt. The …
View article: Structural control of inherited salt structures during inversion of a domino basement-fault system from an analogue modelling approach
Structural control of inherited salt structures during inversion of a domino basement-fault system from an analogue modelling approach Open
The geometries of inverted rift systems are different depending on a large variety of factors that include, among others, the presence of decoupling layers, the thickness of the pre- and syn-extension successions, or structural inheritance…
View article: Ferrer et al._2023_Solid Earth_Inversion of a domino-style with pre-extensional salt analogue modelling sections
Ferrer et al._2023_Solid Earth_Inversion of a domino-style with pre-extensional salt analogue modelling sections Open
The data included within this dataset corresponds to selected sections used in the analogue modelling program that resulted in the work of Ferrer et al. (2023) in Solid Earth journal dealing with the inversion of domino style faulting with…
View article: Role of inheritance during tectonic inversion of a rift system in basement-involved to salt-decoupled transition: analogue modelling and application to the Pyrenean–Biscay system
Role of inheritance during tectonic inversion of a rift system in basement-involved to salt-decoupled transition: analogue modelling and application to the Pyrenean–Biscay system Open
The reactivation of former rift systems and passive margins during tectonic inversion and their incorporation into fold-and-thrust belts result in significant structural differences not only between internal and external domains, but also …
View article: Comment on egusphere-2022-1461
Comment on egusphere-2022-1461 Open
Abstract. This work uses sandbox analogue models to analyze the formation and subsequent inversion of a decoupled extensional system comprised of two segmented half-grabens with thick early syn-rift salt. The segmented half grabens strike …
View article: Interplay between bathymetry, subsidence, and sedimentation in the configuration of halokinetic sequences at the deepwater Bakio Diapir (Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Pyrenees)
Interplay between bathymetry, subsidence, and sedimentation in the configuration of halokinetic sequences at the deepwater Bakio Diapir (Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Pyrenees) Open
The Bakio Diapir is one of the few exposed deepwater passive diapirs, with both synkinematic carbonate and siliciclastic strata. It is located at the northern margin of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin. This basin developed between the Iberian …
View article: Structural analysis and tectonic evolution of the El Bolon and Bateig secondary minibasins in the Eastern External Betics (Betic fold-and-thrust belt—Iberian Peninsula)
Structural analysis and tectonic evolution of the El Bolon and Bateig secondary minibasins in the Eastern External Betics (Betic fold-and-thrust belt—Iberian Peninsula) Open
The Eastern External Betics correspond to the external part of the Betic fold-and-thrust belt that crops out in the Valencia and Alicante provinces. It mainly consists of a system of ENE-trending cover folds and thrust sheets detached in t…
View article: Experimental approach (analogue modelling) of thin- to thick-skinned inversion of extensional basins with pre-rift salt
Experimental approach (analogue modelling) of thin- to thick-skinned inversion of extensional basins with pre-rift salt Open
The structural style of inverted rift basins is controlled by the inherited structures and stratigraphic elements but also by the presence of salt layers or welded equivalents. Salt acts as a main detachment during extension and, depending…
View article: Introduction of 3D digital outcrops in the teaching of Earth Science studies at the University of Barcelona: The Sallent case study (Ebro Basin)
Introduction of 3D digital outcrops in the teaching of Earth Science studies at the University of Barcelona: The Sallent case study (Ebro Basin) Open
One of the elements that have traditionally been used in Earth Sciences and in the social dissemination of geological knowledge is the visit to outcrops. During COVID pandemic, however, the educational community was forced to consider alte…
View article: Salt-influenced fold-and-thrust belts: insights from experimental analog models
Salt-influenced fold-and-thrust belts: insights from experimental analog models Open
In this work, we experimentally explore the role played by salt in contractional systems: from simple layer-cake, salt-floored settings to inverted salt-bearing rifted-margins, the inherent low-strength rheology of salt and its distributio…
View article: Internal structure and salt flow in the Les Avellanes allochthonous salt sheet: insights from field observations and analogue modelling comparison
Internal structure and salt flow in the Les Avellanes allochthonous salt sheet: insights from field observations and analogue modelling comparison Open
Salt sequences usually contain interbedded, non-saline, sedimentary layers (carbonates, sulphates, and siliciclastics) which behave as brittle, competent layers entrained within the weak, viscous salt. These layers become fragmented, and f…
View article: Reply on RC1
Reply on RC1 Open
Abstract. Inversion of an extensional domino-like basement faults system with a pre-extension decoupling layer is presented as a set of analogue models to understand the role of pre-existing structural features during inversion. The presen…