Style of deformation and tectono-sedimentary evolution of fold-and-thrust belts and foreland basins: From nature to models

Olivier Lacombe (1) , Stefano Mazzoli , Christoph von Hagke , Matthias Rosenau , Charlotte Fillon (2) , Pablo Granado

1 iSTeP - Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris
2 TOTAL S.A.

Orogenic systems, including their external fold-and-thrust belts and foreland basin systems, generally evolve from the inversion and imbrication of former continental margins. Continental margins are characterized by displaying along-strike variations in the degree of inherited regional extension (i.e., from limited lithospheric stretching to full necking, leading to mantle exhumation and oceanic accretion). These differences have a fundamental impact on the pre-shortening thermal state of the lithosphere and on structural style development.

Mots clés: Fold-and-thrust belts; Foreland basins

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]

Olivier Lacombe, Stefano Mazzoli, Christoph von Hagke, Matthias Rosenau, Charlotte Fillon, et al.. Style of deformation and tectono-sedimentary evolution of fold-and-thrust belts and foreland basins: From nature to models. Tectonophysics, 2019, 767, pp. 4567-4587. ⟨10.1016/j.tecto.2019.228163⟩. ⟨insu-03595769⟩