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Extinction of pull-apart basins

1989; Geological Society of America; Volume: 17; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017 2.3.co;2

1943-2682

Peizhen Zhang, B. C. Burchfiel, Shefa Chen, Qidong Deng,

earthquake and tectonic studies

Research Article| September 01, 1989 Extinction of pull-apart basins Peizhen Zhang; Peizhen Zhang 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. C. Burchfiel; B. C. Burchfiel 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Shefa Chen; Shefa Chen 2Wuhan Geological College, Wuhan, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Qidong Deng Qidong Deng 3Institute of Geology, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Peizhen Zhang 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 B. C. Burchfiel 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Shefa Chen 2Wuhan Geological College, Wuhan, China Qidong Deng 3Institute of Geology, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing, China Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (9): 814–817. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017 2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Peizhen Zhang, B. C. Burchfiel, Shefa Chen, Qidong Deng; Extinction of pull-apart basins. Geology 1989;; 17 (9): 814–817. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017 2.3.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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Numerous pull-apart basins are present along the Haiyuan fault zone in northwestern China. Detailed geological mapping of these basins reveals an evolution of faulting and subsidence that leads toward extinction of some pull-apart basins. The most common cause of pull-apart basin extinction appears to be the development of new strike-slip faults along one of the basin-margin normal faults or diagonally across the basin. The strike-slip faults may develop together with normal faults to form a complex zone within the basin. The migration of boundary strike-slip faults toward the basin center can also cause the extinction of pull-apart basins. The extinction of these pull-apart basins suggests that there is probably a tendency for a strike-slip fault zone to straighten itself, and the examples show how this takes place. 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.