Tectonic control on coarse-grained foreland-basin sequences: An example from the Cordilleran foreland basin, Utah

Research Article| July 01, 2004 Tectonic control on coarse-grained foreland-basin sequences: An example from the Cordilleran foreland basin, Utah Brian K. Horton; Brian K. Horton 1Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kurt N. Constenius; Kurt N. Constenius 2Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter G. DeCelles Peter G. DeCelles 2Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Brian K. Horton 1Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567, USA Kurt N. Constenius 2Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Peter G. DeCelles 2Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 08 Dec 2003 Revision Received: 15 Mar 2004 Accepted: 19 Mar 2004 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2004) 32 (7): 637–640. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20407.1 Article history Received: 08 Dec 2003 Revision Received: 15 Mar 2004 Accepted: 19 Mar 2004 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 Brian K. Horton, Kurt N. Constenius, Peter G. DeCelles; Tectonic control on coarse-grained foreland-basin sequences: An example from the Cordilleran foreland basin, Utah. Geology 2004;; 32 (7): 637–640. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20407.1 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 Newly released reflection seismic and borehole data, combined with sedimentological, provenance, and biostratigraphic data from Upper Cretaceous–Paleocene strata in the proximal part of the Cordilleran foreland-basin system in Utah, establish the nature of tectonic controls on stratigraphic sequences in the proximal to distal foreland basin. During Campanian time, coarse-grained sand and gravel were derived from the internally shortening Charleston-Nebo salient of the Sevier thrust belt. A rapid, regional Campanian progradational event in the distal foreland basin (>200 km from the thrust belt in <8 m.y.) can be tied directly to active thrust-generated growth structures and an influx of quartzose detritus derived from the Charleston-Nebo salient. Eustatic sea-level variation exerted a minimal role in sequence progradation. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.