Modelling of piggyback-basin stratigraphy: Record of tectonic evolution

Zoetemeijer, R.; Cloetingh, S.; Sassi, W.; Roure, François

doi:10.1016/0040-1951(93)90121-y

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“…The time elapsed between rifting and the synorogenic flexural deformation of this foreland lithosphere was very variable (Pyrenees: c.30 Ma; Apennines: c.130 Ma). The relatively modest widths of the foreland basins of the Carpathians (Matenco et al, 1997a,b;Zoetemeijer et al, 1999), Pyrenees (Millan et al, 1995), the Betic Cordillera (Van der Beek and , the Apennines (Zoetemeijer et al, 1993), and the Eastern Alps (Andeweg and Cloetingh, 1998) reflect a relatively weak lithosphere.…”

Section: Flexural Foreland Basinsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Cloetingh

Ziegler

Beekman

et al. 2015

Treatise on Geophysics

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Section: Flexural Foreland Basinsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Cloetingh

Ziegler

Beekman

et al. 2015

Treatise on Geophysics

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“…130 Ma). The relatively modest widths of the foreland basins of the Carpathians Matenco et al 1997), Pyrenees , the Betics (Van der Beek and Cloetingh 1992), the Apennines (Zoetemeijer et al 1993), and the eastern Alps (Andeweg and Cloetingh 1997) reflect the presence of relatively weak lithosphere. In addition to the role of topographic loading by mountain chains and the sedimentary loading of the foreland basins, additional forces operating on the lithosphere, such as slab pull, slab detachment, and slab roll back, play an important role in shaping the basin geometry (e.g., Millan et al 1995).…”

Section: Control Of Large-scale Rheology On Basin Shapementioning

confidence: 98%

“…This approach has the capability to integrate in an adequate way constraints provided by structural geology with basin modeling in compressional settings. Such constraints can result from analog modeling (see Brun and Nalpas 1996), computer modeling (see Sassi et al 1993;Zoetemeijer et al 1993;Roure and Sassi 1995;Toth et al 1996), seismic reflection data, and field studies in onshore and offshore basins (see Roure et al 1996b). These models can also be linked with the large-scale flexural models discussed above.…”

Section: Controls Of Thrusting On Foreland Basin Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The modeling also suggests an extrabasinal control to explain the observed fining-upward sequence (see upper panel), as in the absence of such a control the model predicts a general coarseningupward sequence. (After Den Bezemer et al 1997) quantitative estimates for their relative contributions to the stratigraphic architecture of piggyback basins (Zoetemeijer et al 1993). In subsequent work (Den Bezemer et al 1997) we modeled the consequences of different modes of thrusting and erosion on the stratigraphic record in compressional settings in the vicinity of the thrust front (see Fig.…”

Section: Controls Of Thrusting On Foreland Basin Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mechanical aspects of sedimentary basin formation: development of integrated models for lithospheric and surface processes

Cloetingh

Balen

Voorde

et al. 1997

Geologische Rundschau

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Different assumptions for the thermo-mechanical properties of the lithosphere strongly affect predictions inferred from quantitative sedimentary basin modeling. Examples from various basins, selected as natural laboratories, illustrate the importance of incorporating a finite strength of the extending lithosphere in forward stratigraphic modeling of large-scale basin stratigraphy. Current models can effectively couple erosion at uplifted rift shoulders of extensional basins with the basin fill architecture of the subsiding basin compartments. Modeling of the synrift strata integrates spatial scales characteristic for subbasins, such as the Oseberg field in the North Sea, with large-scale lithospheric properties characterizing the bulk strength of extending lithosphere. Modeling of compressional basins in foreland fold-and-thrust-belt settings can effectively link lithospheric flexure with surface processes. Scales pertinent to short-term spatial and temporal variations in basin fill and basin deformation can now be addressed, allowing the quantitative investigation of consequences of different modes of thrusting for basin fill geometry and facies characteristics.

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“…For our 2D-numerical modelling of crustal flexure (see e.g., van der Beek and Cloetingh, 1992;Cloetingh et al, 1992;Zoetemeijer et al, 1993), a broken plate model was adopted with the end of a plate marked by the Periadriatic Fault. The position of the Periadriatic Fault is clearly marked in small tonalite lenses (Exner, 1976;Nemes, 1996).…”

Section: Flexural Modellingmentioning

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The Klagenfurt Basin in the Eastern Alps: an intra-orogenic decoupled flexural basin?

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The Klagenfurt Basin is an E-W-trending narrow Sarmatian to Quaternary flexural basin formed by flexure of the Austro-Alpine lithosphere by loading through the southerly adjacent Karawanken Mountains in the Eastern Alps (Austria). The tectonic evolution of the basin is kinematically connected to Miocene brittle transpressive dextral strike-slip deformation along the Periadriatic Fault which separates the South Alpine unit from the Austro-Alpine unit in the Eastern Alps. The final NW-directed overthrust of the Karawanken Mountains onto the foreland is characterised by a positive flower structure, which is kinematically linked to dextral transpressive shearing along the Periadriatic Fault. Only a small part of the lithosphere appears to support the regional isostatic response to the load by the Karawanken Mountains. The area is characterised by a crustal thickness between 40 and 45 km, elevated heat flow and a strength distribution which suggests that only the upper crust elastically supports the topographic load. Ductile flow of the lower crust is also supported by the absence of a crustal root beneath the Karawanken chain. Rheologic models for this lithospheric configuration indicate a mechanical decoupling of upper crust, lower crust and mantle and generally low strengths for the lower crust and mantle.

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Modelling of piggyback-basin stratigraphy: Record of tectonic evolution

Cited by 64 publications

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Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Mechanical aspects of sedimentary basin formation: development of integrated models for lithospheric and surface processes

The Klagenfurt Basin in the Eastern Alps: an intra-orogenic decoupled flexural basin?

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