Continental margins, orogenic belts, and intracratonic structures

Research Article| May 01, 1983 Continental margins, orogenic belts, and intracratonic structures William A. Thomas William A. Thomas 1Department of Geology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information William A. Thomas 1Department of Geology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1983) 11 (5): 270–272. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1983)11<270:CMOBAI>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 William A. Thomas; Continental margins, orogenic belts, and intracratonic structures. Geology 1983;; 11 (5): 270–272. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1983)11<270:CMOBAI>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 Angular bends (promontories and embayments) in rifted and passive continental margins are interpreted to be the precursors of curves (recesses and salients, respectively) in orogenic belts. Convergence at an irregularly shaped continental margin results in along-strike diachroneity of closing (and thus of orogeny) and in a variable trajectory of stress into continental crust. Both timing and sense of movement of intracratonic structures apparently have complex relationships to the progress of convergence at irregular continental margins. 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.