Effects of Salt Thickness on the Structural Deformation of Foreland Fold-and-Thrust Belt in the Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin: Insights From Discrete Element Models

The salt layer is critical for the structural deformation in the salt-bearing fold-and-thrust system, which not only acts as the efficient décollement layer but also flows to form salt tectonics. Kuqa Depression has a well-preserved thin-skinned fold-and-thrust system with the salt layer as the déco...

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Main Authors: Changsheng Li, Hongwei Yin, Zhenyun Wu, Peng Zhou, Wei Wang, Rong Ren, Shuwei Guan, Xiangyun Li, Haoyu Luo, Dong Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
DEM
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.655173/full