Research Article| March 01, 1986 Basement balancing of Rocky Mountain foreland uplifts Eric A. Erslev Eric A. Erslev 1Department of Earth Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Eric A. Erslev 1Department of Earth Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1986) 14 (3): 259–262. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<259:BBORMF>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Eric A. Erslev; Basement balancing of Rocky Mountain foreland uplifts. Geology 1986;; 14 (3): 259–262. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<259:BBORMF>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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Restorable cross sections of foreland basement uplifts must contain faults whose curvatures are consistent with the relative slip and tilt between adjacent basement blocks. Cylindrical fault surfaces can explain the uniform dip of strata on the back side of foreland uplifts; local zones of shortening and extension occur in hinge zones above transitions in fault curvature. High-curvature fault splays form fault wedges of basement which ease the transition from thrust and reverse faulting of basement blocks to folding in the sedimentary cover. 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.
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