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Spitsbergen Tertiary Orogenic Belt and the Spitsbergen Fracture Zone

1972; Geological Society of America; Volume: 83; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[3091

1943-2674

James D. Lowell,

Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Research Article| October 01, 1972 Spitsbergen Tertiary Orogenic Belt and the Spitsbergen Fracture Zone JAMES D LOWELL JAMES D LOWELL Esso Production Research Company, Houston, Texas 77001 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information JAMES D LOWELL Esso Production Research Company, Houston, Texas 77001 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 27 Jan 1972 Revision Received: 10 Apr 1972 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1972, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1972) 83 (10): 3091–3102. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[3091:STOBAT]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 27 Jan 1972 Revision Received: 10 Apr 1972 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation JAMES D LOWELL; Spitsbergen Tertiary Orogenic Belt and the Spitsbergen Fracture Zone. GSA Bulletin 1972;; 83 (10): 3091–3102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[3091:STOBAT]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The Tertiary fold and thrust belt of Spitsbergen was created by compressional dextral strike-slip movement on the Splitsbergen fracture zone system as Spitsbergen moved past northern Greenland during the opening of the Norwegian and Greenland Seas. This interpretation thus follows that of Harland (1965 Harland (1969), but gives primary emphasis to strike-slip as a motor for deformation. The Spitsbergen orogenic belt as a "strike-slip orogenic belt" differs from a "subduction orogenic belt" in having a discrete pattern of en echelon folds, in having a narrow zone of deformed sedimentary cover with a much greater degree of basement involvement, in having presumably different cross-sectional profiles of thrusts, upthrust versus downward flattening, in being shorter in length, and probably in lacking alpine ophiolites and lacking metamorphism. Deformation is associated with a laterally moving and rising, lithospheric welt, rather than a downgoing lithospheric slab. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.