Extension of continental lithosphere - A model for two scales of basin and range deformation

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Apr 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986jgr....91.4826z&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 91, April 10, 1986, p. 4826-4838.

Physics

80

Deformation, Earth Crust, Flow Stability, Lithosphere, Scale Models, Structural Basins, Earth Mantle, Gravity Anomalies, Mathematical Models, Rheology

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The development of a model for deformation in an extending continental lithosphere that is stratified in density and strength is described. The lithosphere model demonstrates that the necking instabilities at two wavelengths originate due to a strong upper crust, a mantle layer, and a weak lower crust. It is observed that the dominant wavelengths of necking are controlled by layer thickness and the strength of the layers control the amplitude of the instabilities. The model is applied to the Basin and Range Province of the western U.S. where deformations in ranges and tile domains are detected. The relation between the Bouguer gravity anomaly and the deformations is studied. The data reveal that the horizontal scale of short wavelength necking correlates with the spacings of individual basins and ranges, and the longer wavelength corresponds to the width of tilt domains. The control of the Basin and Range deformation by two scales of extensional instability is proposed.

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