Tectonic evolution of the Sevier and Laramide belts within the North American Cordillera orogenic system

WA Yonkee, AB Weil - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The thin-skin Sevier and thick-skin Laramide belts of the North American Cordillera provide
a long-term record of the interrelations between evolving styles of mountain building and …

A review of deformation pattern templates in foreland basin systems and fold-and-thrust belts: Implications for the state of stress in the frontal regions of thrust wedges

S Tavani, F Storti, O Lacombe, A Corradetti… - Earth-Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aesthetically appealing thrust systems and related large-scale anticlines, in both active and
fossil foreland fold-and-thrust belts, and the economic potential associated with them, have …

How the geochemistry of syn-kinematic calcite cement depicts past fluid flow and assists structural interpretations: a review of concepts and applications in orogenic …

NE Beaudoin, O Lacombe, G Hoareau… - Geological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Orogenic forelands host interactions between deformation and static or migrating fluids.
Given their accessibility and dimensions, these areas are not only historic landmarks for …

Generation and distribution of overpressure in ultra-deep carbonate reservoirs controlled by intra-cratonic strike-slip faults: The Ordovician of Shuntuoguole area in the …

S Zeng, N Qiu, H Li, J Gao, K Long, J Jia… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
The strike-slip fault-controlled ultra-deep fractured-vuggy carbonate reservoir is an
increasingly important exploration target. However, the high heterogeneity of fault-controlled …

Layer-parallel shortening across the Sevier fold-thrust belt and Laramide foreland of Wyoming: spatial and temporal evolution of a complex geodynamic system

AB Weil, WA Yonkee - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
Varying patterns of layer-parallel shortening (LPS) and vertical-axis rotations from the thin-
skin Sevier fold-thrust belt to the thick-skin Laramide foreland of Wyoming are quantified …

Fracture porosity creation and persistence in a basement-involved Laramide fold, Upper Cretaceous Frontier Formation, Green River Basin, USA

SE Laubach, A Fall, LK Copley, R Marrett… - Geological …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Fracture-hosted porosity and quartz distribution along with crack-seal texture and fluid
inclusion assemblage sequences in isolated, bridging quartz deposits show that open …

[HTML][HTML] Calcite twin formation, measurement and use as stress–strain indicators: a review of progress over the last decade

O Lacombe, C Parlangeau, NE Beaudoin, K Amrouch - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mechanical twins are common microstructures in deformed calcite. Calcite twins have been
used for a long time as indicators of stress/strain orientations and magnitudes …

Geomechanical modeling of stress and strain evolution during contractional fault-related folding

KJ Smart, DA Ferrill, AP Morris, RN McGinnis - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Understanding stress states and rock mass deformation deep underground is critical to a
range of endeavors including oil and gas exploration and production, geothermal reservoir …

The Laramide orogeny: Current understanding of the structural style, timing, and spatial distribution of the classic foreland thick-skinned tectonic system

AB Weil, A Yonkee - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Laramide foreland belt comprises a broad region of thick-skinned, contractional
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …

Fingerprinting stress: Stylolite and calcite twinning paleopiezometry revealing the complexity of progressive stress patterns during folding—The case of the Monte …

N Beaudoin, D Koehn, O Lacombe, A Lecouty… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this study we show for the first time how quantitative stress estimates can be derived by
combining calcite twinning and stylolite roughness stress fingerprinting techniques in a fold …