Orogen-scale transpression accounts for GPS velocities and kinematic partitioning in the Southern Andes
Upper crustal transpression in the Southern Andes is mainly accommodated by widespread deformation on oblique-slip reverse and thrust faults, according to a comparison of scaled analogue models with the observed GPS velocity field and fault patterns.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature
2021-08-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00241-4 |
Summary: | Upper crustal transpression in the Southern Andes is mainly accommodated by widespread deformation on oblique-slip reverse and thrust faults, according to a comparison of scaled analogue models with the observed GPS velocity field and fault patterns. |
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ISSN: | 2662-4435 |