Foreland basin stratigraphic control on thrust belt evolution

Research Article| July 01, 2015 Foreland basin stratigraphic control on thrust belt evolution James B. Chapman; James B. Chapman Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter G. DeCelles Peter G. DeCelles Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information James B. Chapman Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Peter G. DeCelles Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 09 Jan 2015 Revision Received: 16 Apr 2015 Accepted: 17 Apr 2015 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2015 Geological Society of America Geology (2015) 43 (7): 579–582. https://doi.org/10.1130/G36597.1 Article history Received: 09 Jan 2015 Revision Received: 16 Apr 2015 Accepted: 17 Apr 2015 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation James B. Chapman, Peter G. DeCelles; Foreland basin stratigraphic control on thrust belt evolution. Geology 2015;; 43 (7): 579–582. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G36597.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The link between orogenic activity and foreland basin stratigraphy is well established; however, potential controls by foreland basin stratigraphy on thrust belt architecture have not been fully evaluated. Mechanical properties of typical foreland basin stratigraphic successions influence the structural development of fold-thrust belts in predictable ways. Fundamental features of foreland basins include the onset of rapid subsidence and deposition of a coarsening-upward sedimentary succession. In the lower part of this succession are fine-grained, distal foreland basin deposits. Enlargement of the orogenic wedge through frontal accretion incorporates the foreland basin strata into the thrust belt, and distal foreland basin depositional units may be preferentially exploited as a thrust detachment zone, resulting in multiple detachment levels. We propose that foreland basin stratigraphic architecture has significant influence on the structural development of thrust belts and that, by extension, processes that influence foreland basin sedimentation may ultimately influence orogenic evolution far removed in time and space. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.