Three-dimensional controls on subsidence of a foreland basin associated with a thrust-belt recess: Black Warrior basin, Alabama and Mississippi

Tectonic transport from different directions and convergence of separate thrust belts at structural recesses impart three-dimensional variations to the pattern of foreland-basin subsidence. This action in the Black Warrior foreland basin in Alabama and Mississippi is discussed.

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Published in:Geology (Boulder) 1994-08, Vol.22 (8), p.727-730
Main Authors: Whiting, Brian M, Thomas, William A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Geology
Plate tectonics
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Summary:Tectonic transport from different directions and convergence of separate thrust belts at structural recesses impart three-dimensional variations to the pattern of foreland-basin subsidence. This action in the Black Warrior foreland basin in Alabama and Mississippi is discussed.
ISSN:0091-7613
1943-2682
DOI:10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0727:TDCOSO>2.3.CO;2