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Sedimentary record of Andean mountain building Open
Integration of regional stratigraphic relationships with data on sediment accumulation, provenance, paleodrainage, and deformation timing enables a reconstruction of Mesozoic-Cenozoic subduction-related mountain building along the western …
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Thick-skinned tectonics and basement-involved fold–thrust belts: insights from selected Cenozoic orogens Open
Defining the structural style of fold–thrust belts and understanding the controlling factors are necessary steps towards prediction of their long-term and short-term dynamics, including seismic hazard, and to assess their potential in term…
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The link between tectonics and sedimentation in back-arc basins: New genetic constraints from the analysis of the Pannonian Basin Open
The architecture of sedimentary basins reflects the relationship between accommodation space and sediment supply, their rates and localization being variable during basin evolution. The mechanisms driving the interplay between tectonics an…
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Testing models of Tibetan Plateau formation with Cenozoic shortening estimates across the Qilian Shan–Nan Shan thrust belt Open
Competing models that account for the construction of the Tibetan Plateau include continental subduction, underthrusting, distributed shortening, channel flow, and older crustal-structure inheritance. Well-constrained estimates of crustal …
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The India–Asia collision in north Pakistan: Insight from the U–Pb detrital zircon provenance of Cenozoic foreland basin Open
The northernmost exposures of sub-Himalayan Cenozoic strata in the Hazara–Kashmir syntaxial region of north Pakistan comprises the Paleocene–Eocene marine strata in the lower part and Oligocene–Miocene nonmarine strata in the upper part. T…
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A New Efficient Method to Solve the Stream Power Law Model Taking Into Account Sediment Deposition Open
The stream power law model has been widely used to represent erosion by rivers but does not take into account the role played by sediment in modulating erosion and deposition rates. Davy and Lague (2009, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JF00114…
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Andean stratigraphic record of the transition from backarc extension to orogenic shortening: A case study from the northern Neuquén Basin, Argentina Open
The temporal transition from backarc extension to retroarc shortening is a fundamental process in the evolution of many Andean-type convergent margins. This switch in tectonic regime is preserved in the 5–7 km thick Mesozoic-Cenozoic strat…
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New insights into Phanerozoic tectonics of South China: Early Paleozoic sinistral and Triassic dextral transpression in the east Wuyishan and Chencai domains, NE Cathaysia Open
The northeast Cathaysia area is characterized by an archetypical, transpressional system with widespread strike‐slip shear zones whose geometries, kinematics, and ages are critical for deciphering the Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of Sout…
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Partitioning of oblique convergence coupled to the fault locking behavior of fold‐and‐thrust belts: Evidence from the Qilian Shan, northeastern Tibetan Plateau Open
Oblique plate convergence is common, but it is not clear how the obliquity is achieved by continental fold‐and‐thrust belts. We address this problem in the Qilian Shan, northeastern Tibetan Plateau, using fieldwork observations, geomorphic…
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Andean topographic growth and basement uplift in southern Colombia: Implications for the evolution of the Magdalena, Orinoco, and Amazon river systems Open
Surface uplift of the Garzón Massif in the northern Andes formed a critical orographic barrier (2500–3000 m elevation) that generated a deep rain shadow and strongly influenced the evolution of the largest river systems draining northern S…
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Sedimentary record of plate coupling and decoupling during growth of the Andes Open
Geochronologic, provenance, and sediment accumulation records from the long-lived (>100 m.y.) retroarc basin at the transition from the central to southern Andes provide improved resolution to examine the duration and controls on mixed-mod…
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Neogene shortening and exhumation of the Zagros fold-thrust belt and foreland basin in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq Open
The Zagros fold-thrust belt in the Kurdistan region of Iraq encroached southward toward a rapidly subsiding Neogene foreland basin and was later partitioned by out-of-sequence shortening focused along the Mountain Front Flexure (MFF), as d…
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Basin-scale hydrology and sediment dynamics of the Kosi river in the Himalayan foreland Open
Hydrological and sediment transport characteristics for the Kosi basin, which covers parts of Nepal and India, were analysed to understand the spatiotemporal variability of the hydrology and sediment dynamics of the Kosi basin and its impl…
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Coupled Crust‐Mantle Response to Slab Tearing, Bending, and Rollback Along the Dinaride‐Hellenide Orogen Open
We integrate structural, geophysical, and geodetic studies showing that the Dinarides‐Hellenides orogen along the Adria‐Europe plate boundary in the Western Balkan peninsula has experienced clockwise oroclinal bending since Eocene‐Oligocen…
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Significant progress of continental petroleum geological theory in basins of Central and Western China Open
China's continental oil and gas geological theory occupies an important academic position in the world's academic circle of petroleum geology. China's oil and gas resources are dominated by continental resources. Chinese geologists have su…
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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Meander-Belt Evolution, Cretaceous Mcmurray Formation, Alberta Foreland Basin, Canada Open
The three-dimensional reconstruction of meander-belt deposits from ancient strata provides insight into the formative processes of meander-bend evolution and paleogeographic interpretations. A significant challenge to such analyses is limi…
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The structure of the South-Central-Pyrenean fold and thrust belt as constrained by subsurface data Open
The interpretation of the available seismic lines of the South-Central-Pyrenean fold and thrust belt, conveniently tied with the exploration wells, define the main structural features of this realm of the Pyrenees. In particular, they defi…
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Study on Sedimentary Facies and Reservoir Characteristics of Paleogene Sandstone in Yingmaili Block, Tarim Basin Open
Block Yingmai 7 is structurally located in the western segment of the southern margin of the Kuqa Depression in the Tarim Basin. In the foreland basin, huge continental Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata have been deposited. In recent years, the…
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Late Palaeozoic strike-slip tectonics versus oroclinal bending at the SW outskirts of Baltica: case of the Variscan belt’s eastern end in Poland Open
Geophysical and geological data from the eastern sector of the Central European Variscan belt are presented and reviewed in the regional tectonic context. Matched filtering of isostatic gravity, guided by results of spectral analysis, alon…
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Cenozoic Exhumation and Foreland Basin Evolution of the Zagros Orogen During the Arabia‐Eurasia Collision, Western Iran Open
Cenozoic exhumation patterns in the internal and external Zagros reveal a long‐term deformation record associated with geodynamic restructuring of Arabia‐Eurasia collisional zone from continental subduction to plate suturing, which can be …
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Geothermal sources and utilization practice in six countries along the southern part of the Pannonian basin Open
Data on thermal water sources with outflow temperature of 30 °C and above were analyzed from the N-ern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia, S-ern parts of Hungary, W-ern parts of Romania, and NE-ern parts of Slovenia, altog…
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Timing and mechanism of the rise of the Shillong Plateau in the Himalayan foreland Open
The Shillong Plateau (northeastern India) constitutes the only significant topography in the Himalayan foreland. Knowledge of its surface uplift history is key to understanding topographic development and unraveling tectonic–climate–topogr…
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PARATETHYAN PETROLEUM SOURCE ROCKS: AN OVERVIEW Open
The Paratethys area extends from Central Europe to the borders of the Caspian Sea in Central Asia and hosts a significant number of petroleum provinces, many of which have been charged by Eocene to Miocene source rocks of supra‐regional si…
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Detrital zircons and sediment dispersal in the Appalachian foreland Open
Seven new detrital-zircon U-Pb age analyses along with a compilation of previously published data from Mississippian-Permian sandstones in the Appalachian foreland (total n = 3564) define the provenance of Alleghanian synorogenic clastic w…
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Using UAV acquired photography and structure from motion techniques for studying glacier landforms: application to the glacial flutes at Isfallsglaciären Open
Glacier and ice sheet retreat exposes freshly deglaciated terrain which often contains small‐scale fragile geomorphological features which could provide insight into subglacial or submarginal processes. Subaerial exposure results in potent…
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Classification and characteristics of tight oil plays Open
Based on the latest conventional–unconventional oil and gas databases and relevant reports, the distribution features of global tight oil were analyzed. A classification scheme of tight oil plays is proposed based on developed tight oil fi…
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Native H<sub>2</sub> Exploration in the Western Pyrenean Foothills Open
Native hydrogen (H 2 ) may represent a new carbon free‐energy resource, but to date there is no specific exploration guide to target H 2 ‐fertile geological settings. Here, we present the first soil gas survey specifically designed to expl…
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Fracture porosity creation and persistence in a basement-involved Laramide fold, Upper Cretaceous Frontier Formation, Green River Basin, USA Open
Fracture-hosted porosity and quartz distribution along with crack-seal texture and fluid inclusion assemblage sequences in isolated, bridging quartz deposits show that open fractures can persist through protracted burial and uplift in fore…
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Kinematics of Foreland‐Vergent Crustal Accretion: Inferences From the Dinarides Evolution Open
One of the most common observation in Mediterranean areas is the migration of contractional deformation and associated slabs through time toward external orogenic areas, associated with lower plate crustal accretion. The Dinarides orogen o…
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Active Seismotectonic Deformation in Front of the Dolomites Indenter, Eastern Alps Open
We use earthquake focal mechanisms to study present‐day deformation and stress in the western part of the Eastern European Alps. We define the following regions, based on seismicity and kinematically compatible focal mechanism types: (1) t…