Geohistory 2: Backstripping tectonic subsidence
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Teasing the tectonic subsidence from total basin subsidence Sedimentary basins are defined as regions of
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Decompacting a stratigraphic column to determine basin subsidence The analysis of a sedimentary basin begins
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The changing fortunes of fault permeability and fluid flow Faults can act as conduits or
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Fluid flow at lithospheric scales There’s not much that goes on in sedimentary basins that
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Sediment routing systems – or how sediment is dispersed between source and sink Earth scientists
Allochthonous terranes – suspect and exotic
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Allochthonous terranes, suspect terranes, exotic terranes. In 1972 James Helwig introduced the concept of orogenic
Basins formed by strike-slip tectonics
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Glossary: Sedimentary basins and tectonics
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