The origin and development of plains-type folds during the cretaceous in Central and western Kansas
The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon
By: D. F. Merriam and A. Forster
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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.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The origin and development of plains-type folds during the cretaceous in Central and western Kansas |
| Series title | The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Compass |
| First page | 45 |
| Last page | 56 |
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