The timing of transition between the contractional and extensional regimes along Pyrenean range remains debated. Compared to its central western parts, eastern part chain was significantly affected by tectonics mostly related opening Gulf Lion. Têt normal fault is best example this tectonic activity, with topographic reliefs above 2,000 m in footwall. In study, we synthetized previous thermochr...

[1] The slip history of the 2003 San Simeon earthquake is constrained by combining strong motion and teleseismic data, along with GPS static offsets and 1-Hz GPS observations. Comparisons of a 1-Hz GPS time series and a co-located strong motion data are in very good agreement, demonstrating a new application of GPS. The inversion results for this event indicate that the rupture initiated at a d...

Various mechanisms have been proposed for the dynamic cause and kinematic development of gneiss domes. They include (1) diapiric fl ow induced by density inversion, (2) buckling under horizontal constriction (i.e., extension perpendicular to compression), (3) coeval orthogonal contraction or superposition of multiple phases of folding in different orientations, (4) instability induced by vertic...

For improved prediction of reservoir distribution and quality in the infill rift basins, it is paramount to characterize extent relative dominance simultaneously active depositional systems fed by axial transverse drainages, understand how these vary response geological controls. This study demonstrates integration seismic, wireline-log, core, petrographic heavy-mineral datasets, combined with ...

Two end-members characterize a continuum of continental extensional tectonism: rift settings and highly extended terrains. These different styles result in and are recorded by different extensional basins. Intracontinental rifts (e.g. East Africa, Lake Baikal) usually occur in thermally equilibrated crust of normal thickness. Rift settings commonly display alkali to tholeiitic magmatism, steepl...

Mesozoic orogenic gold deposits in the Jiaojia goldfield, Eastern China show features of regular mineralization spatial distribution and have long been captivated attention geologists. This study integrates 3D modeling, model space analysis, association rule analysis to extract relationship between structural deformation mineralization. The Apriori algorithm with constraints is used quantify fa...

Abstract Strongly deformed footwall rocks exposed in metamorphic core complexes (MCC) of the North American Cordillera were exhumed via ductile attenuation, mylonitic shearing, and detachment faulting. Whether these structures accommodated diapiric upwelling or regional extension low‐angle normal faulting is debated. The Ruby Mountains‐East Humboldt Range MCC, northeast Nevada, records top‐west...