Thick-skin-dominated orogens
Subtitle: from initial inversion to full accretion
By: edited by M. Nemc̆ok, EGI, University of Utah, USA, A. Mora, Ecopetrol S.A., Colombia and J.W. Cosgrove, Royal School of Mines, UK
Series: Geological Society special publication -- no. 377; Geological Society special publication -- no. 377.
Publisher: The Geological Society
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9781862393585
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Orogenic belts
Other titles: Thick skin dominated orogens
Description: This volume studies the driving dynamic for thick-skin tectonics. It evaluates the role of various factors that control the development of thick-skin architecture. The studied driving dynamics include individual plate movement rates, overall convergence rates, orogen movement sense with respect to mantle flow and pro-wedge versus retro-wedge location. Numerous internal factors that influence the architecture of thick-skinned dominated orogens have been considered. These include the role of the rheology of the deforming layers, the presence or absence of potential detachment horizons, basement buttresses, crustal thickness variations, inherited strength contrasts and the impact of pre-existing anisotropy in thick-skin orogenic deformation. External factors discussed include the role of both syn-tectonic erosion and deposition in deformation.  The study areas begin with worldwide examples and close with a detailed coverage of the Northern Andes natural laboratory, which is characterized by particularly robust data coverage--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.