2ND-GENERATION FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS - ATTEMPT TO QUANTIFY THE DEFORMATION ON THE SOUTHERN LIMB OF WESTERN PYRENEES

Authors
HERVOUET Y ALSAFFAR M
Citation
Y. Hervouet et M. Alsaffar, 2ND-GENERATION FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS - ATTEMPT TO QUANTIFY THE DEFORMATION ON THE SOUTHERN LIMB OF WESTERN PYRENEES, Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France, 165(2), 1994, pp. 123-134
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Geology
Journal title
Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France → ACNP
ISSN journal
00379409
Volume
165
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
123 - 134
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9409(1994)165:2<123:2FF-AT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The evolution of the southern Pyrenean zone corresponds to the progres sive southwards translation of a foreland basin by a succession of sec ond-generation fault-propagation folds forming piggy-back and foreland basin. A balanced cross section program allows to calculate the short ening of the western south Pyrenean zone. It reaches more than 38% of the initial length.