| Abstract: | Kansas is part of the Central Stable Region of North America. Structural movement on this part of the craton has been mainly the result of tectonism in nearby areas. Response to the outside tectonic forces, transmitted through the rigid Precambrian basement, has been vertical adjustment. Differential movement along an indigenous fault/fracture pattern in the basement created displaced blocks over which the later sediments were draped by differential compaction. After initial formation of this structural regimen in late Mississippian-early Pennsylvanian time, continued movement of the basement blocks gave rise to the plains-type folds so prevalent in the U.S. Midcontinent. The incremental movement continues through the late Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Tertiary until today. This paper demonstrates the Cretaceous development of some of these structures in central and western Kansas. |
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| Citation Author: | Merriam, D. F.; Forster, A. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The origin and development of plains-type folds during the cretaceous in Central and western Kansas; 2000; Article; Journal; Compass; Merriam, D. F.; Forster, A. |
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| Citation Volume: | 75 |
| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | The origin and development of plains-type folds during the cretaceous in Central and western Kansas; 2000; Article; Journal; Compass; Merriam, D. F.; Forster, A. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00 -0600 |
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