Structural geology

@techreport{willis1902stratigraphy31,
    author = "Willis, B",
    title = "Stratigraphy and structure, Lewis and Livingstone Ranges, Montana",
    year = "1902",
    howpublished = "Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 13, p. 305-352",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Willis, B., 1902, Stratigraphy and structure, Lewis and Livingstone Ranges, Montana: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 13, p. 305-352.}"
}

@techreport{pierce1957heart21,
    author = "Pierce, W. G",
    title = "Heart Mountain and South Fork detachment thrusts of Wyoming",
    year = "1957",
    howpublished = "Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 41, p. 591-626",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Pierce, W. G., 1957, Heart Mountain and South Fork detachment thrusts of Wyoming: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 41, p. 591-626.}"
}

@inproceedings{obruchev1958principles20,
    author = "Obruchev, S. V",
    title = "Principles of Precambrian correlation in the Siberian Platform and the framing folded belts [in Russian], in Proceedings of Interdepartmental Conference on Elaboration of Unified Stratigraphic Schemes of Siberia",
    year = "1958",
    booktitle = "Leningrad, Izd. Akad. Nauk SSSR, p. 129-138",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Obruchev, S. V., 1958, Principles of Precambrian correlation in the Siberian Platform and the framing folded belts [in Russian], in Proceedings of Interdepartmental Conference on Elaboration of Unified Stratigraphic Schemes of Siberia: Leningrad, Izd. Akad. Nauk SSSR, p. 129-138.}"
}

@techreport{hubbert1959role11,
    author = "Hubbert, M. K. and Rubey, W. W",
    title = "Role of fluid pressure in the mechanics of overthrust faulting",
    year = "1959",
    howpublished = "Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 70, p. 115-166",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Hubbert, M. K., and Rubey, W. W., 1959, Role of fluid pressure in the mechanics of overthrust faulting: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 70, p. 115-166.}"
}

@misc{kratz1963geology14,
    author = "Kratz, K. O",
    title = "Geology of the Karelian Karelids [in Russian]",
    year = "1963",
    howpublished = "Leningrad, Izdatel'stvo Akad. Nauk SSSR, 210 p",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Kratz, K. O., 1963, Geology of the Karelian Karelids [in Russian]: Leningrad, Izdatel'stvo Akad. Nauk SSSR, 210 p.}"
}

@techreport{ramberg1963experimental25,
    author = "Ramberg, H",
    title = "Experimental study of gravity tectonics by means of centrifugal models",
    year = "1963",
    howpublished = "Bulletin, Geological Institute, University of Uppsala, v. 62, p. 1-97",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Ramberg, H., 1963, Experimental study of gravity tectonics by means of centrifugal models: Bulletin, Geological Institute, University of Uppsala, v. 62, p. 1-97.}"
}

@misc{silumov1964about27,
    author = "Silumov, I. N",
    title = "About correlative to Usol'skaya formation and facial structural zones of lower Cambrian foothills of East Sayan",
    year = "1964",
    howpublished = "Academy of Sciences of the USSR Reports, v. 156, no. 4, p. 838-840; English translation by American Geological Institute, 1965, Academy of Science, USSR Reports, v.156, p. 73-75",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Silumov, I. N., 1964, About correlative to Usol'skaya formation and facial structural zones of lower Cambrian foothills of East Sayan: Academy of Sciences of the USSR Reports, v. 156, no. 4, p. 838-840; English translation by American Geological Institute, 1965, Academy of Science, USSR Reports, v.156, p. 73-75.}"
}

@misc{provodnikov1965relief24,
    author = "Provodnikov, L. Y",
    title = "Relief of the foundation of the Siberian Platform",
    year = "1965",
    howpublished = "Academy of Sciences of the USSR Reports, v. 165, no. 8, p. 1379-1382; English translation by American Geological Institute, 1966,Academy of Science, USSR Reports, v.165, p. 99-102",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Provodnikov, L. Y., 1965, Relief of the foundation of the Siberian Platform: Academy of Sciences of the USSR Reports, v. 165, no. 8, p. 1379-1382; English translation by American Geological Institute, 1966,Academy of Science, USSR Reports, v.165, p. 99-102.}"
}

@article{sykes1967mechanism28,
    author = "Sykes, L. R",
    title = "Mechanism of earthquakes and nature of faulting on the mid- oceanic ridges",
    year = "1967",
    journal = "Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 72, p. 2131-2153",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Sykes, L. R., 1967, Mechanism of earthquakes and nature of faulting on the mid- oceanic ridges: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 72, p. 2131-2153.}"
}

@article{pierce1968tectonic22,
    author = "Pierce, W. G",
    title = "Tectonic denudation as exemplified by the Heart Mountain fault, Wyoming",
    year = "1968",
    journal = "Transactions, XXIII International Geological Congress, v. 3, p. 191-197",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Pierce, W. G., 1968, Tectonic denudation as exemplified by the Heart Mountain fault, Wyoming: Transactions, XXIII International Geological Congress, v. 3, p. 191-197.}"
}

@misc{zolotov1968structure32,
    author = "Zolotov, A. N. et al",
    title = "Structure of the gas condensate deposit of Parfenovskii horizon of Markovskii oil field",
    year = "1968",
    howpublished = "Geology of Oil and Gas, v. 6, p. 26-30",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Zolotov, A. N. et al., 1968, Structure of the gas condensate deposit of Parfenovskii horizon of Markovskii oil field: Geology of Oil and Gas, v. 6, p. 26-30.}"
}

@misc{gladkov1970about6,
    author = "Gladkov, V. G. and Nikitin, V. P. and Khrenov, P. M",
    title = "About the question of kinematics of halogenating in the profiles and in the folded belt of the Southern part of the Siberian Platform",
    year = "1970",
    howpublished = "Academy of Sciences of the USSR Reports, v. 190, no. 2, p. 405-408; English translation by the American Geological Institute, 1970, Academy of Science, USSR Doklady, v.190, p. 42- 45",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Gladkov, V. G., Nikitin, V. P., and Khrenov, P. M., 1970, About the question of kinematics of halogenating in the profiles and in the folded belt of the Southern part of the Siberian Platform: Academy of Sciences of the USSR Reports, v. 190, no. 2, p. 405-408; English translation by the American Geological Institute, 1970, Academy of Science, USSR Doklady, v.190, p. 42- 45.}"
}

@techreport{tanner1973deepsea29,
    author = "Tanner, W. F",
    title = "Deep-sea trenches and the compression assumption",
    year = "1973",
    howpublished = "Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 57, p. 2195-2206",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Tanner, W. F., 1973, Deep-sea trenches and the compression assumption: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 57, p. 2195-2206.}"
}

@techreport{chappell1974geology4,
    author = "Chappell, J",
    title = "Geology of coral terraces, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea; a study of Quaternary tectonic movements and sea-level changes",
    year = "1974",
    howpublished = "Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 85, p. 553-570",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Chappell, J., 1974, Geology of coral terraces, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea; a study of Quaternary tectonic movements and sea-level changes: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 85, p. 553-570.}"
}

@misc{holmgren1975the10,
    author = "Holmgren, D. A. and Moody, J. D. and Emmerich, H. H",
    title = "The structural setting for giant oil and gas fields, in 9th World Petroleum Congress",
    year = "1975",
    howpublished = "Tokyo, v. 2, p. 45-54",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Holmgren, D. A., Moody, J. D., and Emmerich, H. H., 1975, The structural setting for giant oil and gas fields, in 9th World Petroleum Congress: Tokyo, v. 2, p. 45-54.}"
}

@book{jacobs1975the13,
    author = "Jacobs, J. A",
    title = "The Earth's Core",
    year = "1975",
    publisher = "New York, London, Academic Press, 253 p",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Jacobs, J. A., 1975, The Earth's Core: New York, London, Academic Press, 253 p.}"
}

@techreport{gretener1977on7,
    author = "Gretener, P. E",
    title = "On the character of thrust faults with particular reference to the basal tongues",
    year = "1977",
    howpublished = "Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, v. 25, p. 110-122",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Gretener, P. E., 1977, On the character of thrust faults with particular reference to the basal tongues: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, v. 25, p. 110-122.}"
}

@misc{maksimov1979age17,
    author = "Maksimov, S. P. and Diekenshteyn, G. K",
    title = "Age of the folded base of the West Siberian platform and possible distribution of oil-gas complexes within it",
    year = "1979",
    howpublished = "Geologiya Nefti i Gaza, v. 7, p. 6-11; English Summary in Petroleum Geology, v.17, no.7, 1977, p.306-308",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Maksimov, S. P., and Diekenshteyn, G. K., 1979, Age of the folded base of the West Siberian platform and possible distribution of oil-gas complexes within it: Geologiya Nefti i Gaza, v. 7, p. 6-11; English Summary in Petroleum Geology, v.17, no.7, 1977, p.306-308.}"
}

@misc{pierce1979clastic23,
    author = "Pierce, W. G",
    title = "Clastic dikes of the Heart Mountain fault breccia, northwestern Wyoming, and their significance",
    year = "1979",
    howpublished = "United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper, v. 1133; 25 pp",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Pierce, W. G., 1979, Clastic dikes of the Heart Mountain fault breccia, northwestern Wyoming, and their significance: United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper, v. 1133; 25 pp.}"
}

@book{ayrton1980high1,
    author = "Ayrton, S",
    title = "High fluid pressure, isothermal surfaces, and the initiation of nappe movement",
    year = "1980",
    publisher = "Geology, v. 8, p. 172-174; See also reply, p. 406",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Ayrton, S., 1980, High fluid pressure, isothermal surfaces, and the initiation of nappe movement: Geology, v. 8, p. 172-174; See also reply, p. 406.}"
}

@inproceedings{gretener1980more8,
    author = "Gretener, P. E",
    title = "More on pore presure and overthrusts, in Proceedings, Conference on Thrust and Nappe Tectonics",
    year = "1980",
    booktitle = "London and Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publishers",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Gretener, P. E., 1980, More on pore presure and overthrusts, in Proceedings, Conference on Thrust and Nappe Tectonics: London and Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publishers.}"
}

@techreport{rona1980structural26,
    author = "Rona, P. A. and Gray, D. F",
    title = "Structural behavior of fracture zones symmetric and asymmetric about a spreading axis",
    year = "1980",
    howpublished = "Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 91, p. 485-494",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Rona, P. A., and Gray, D. F., 1980, Structural behavior of fracture zones symmetric and asymmetric about a spreading axis: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 91, p. 485-494.}"
}

@book{willemin1980comment30,
    author = "Willemin, J. H. and Guth, P. L. and Hodges, K. V",
    title = {Comment and reply on "High fluid pressure, isothermal surfaces, and the initiation of nappe movement},
    year = "1980",
    publisher = "Geology, v. 8, p. 405-406",
    note = {talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Willemin, J. H., Guth, P. L., and Hodges, K. V., 1980, Comment and reply on "High fluid pressure, isothermal surfaces, and the initiation of nappe movement": Geology, v. 8, p. 405-406.}}
}

@misc{basharin1981the2,
    author = "Basharin, A. K",
    title = "The lower boundary and some structural peculiatities of Siberian Riphean [in Russian]",
    year = "1981",
    howpublished = "Geologiya i Geofizica, v. 12, p. 14-25",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Basharin, A. K., 1981, The lower boundary and some structural peculiatities of Siberian Riphean [in Russian]: Geologiya i Geofizica, v. 12, p. 14-25.}"
}

@techreport{guth1982limitations9,
    author = "Guth, P. L. and Hodges, L. V. and Willemin, J. H",
    title = "Limitations on the role of pore pressure in gravity sliding",
    year = "1982",
    howpublished = "Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 93, p. 611",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Guth, P. L., Hodges, L. V., and Willemin, J. H., 1982, Limitations on the role of pore pressure in gravity sliding: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 93, p. 611.}"
}

@techreport{moore1982geology19,
    author = "Moore, J. C. et al",
    title = "Geology and tectonic evolution of a juvenile accretionary terrane along a truncated convergent margin",
    year = "1982",
    howpublished = "Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 93, p. 847-861",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Moore, J. C. et al., 1982, Geology and tectonic evolution of a juvenile accretionary terrane along a truncated convergent margin: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 93, p. 847-861.}"
}

The last major synthesis of the geology of Alaska was Areal Geology of Alaska (P. S. Smith, 1939, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 192). Up to that time, less than half of what was then the Territory of Alaska had been surveyed by geologists, even by the crudest exploratory standards. As a consequence, Professional Paper 192 was concerned primarily with the general spatial distribution, lithology, and relative ages of rock units and Quaternary deposits in Alaska with incidental mention of structure, metallic mineral deposits, and coal resources. Since 1939 there has been a vast increase in the amount and diversity of earth science research in Alaska. The initial impetus was during World War II when expanded studies of mineral resources, surficial deposits, and Aleutian Arc volcanoes were undertaken throughout Alaska. In the post-war years there has been an explosive expansion of geologic and geophysical mapping and research both onshore and offshore. This accelerated effort was spurred on by the emergence of Alaska as a major petroleum producer, by the discovery of major metallic mineral deposits at various localities in the state, and by the extensive systematic helicopter-supported mapping and resource appraisals that have been carried out mainly by government agencies as part of the requirements for Alaska land classifications. In addition, the great 1964 earthquake stimulated intense interest in neotectonic activity and geologic hazards state-wide. As a result of work since 1939, modern geophysical and geologic data are now available for much of Alaska, and few areas remain unexplored.

@incollection{plafker1982geology,
    author = "Plafker, George and Jones, D. L.",
    title = "Geology and tectonic evolution of Alaska",
    year = "1982",
    booktitle = "Perspectives in Regional Geological Synthesis",
    abstract = "The last major synthesis of the geology of Alaska was Areal Geology of Alaska (P. S. Smith, 1939, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 192). Up to that time, less than half of what was then the Territory of Alaska had been surveyed by geologists, even by the crudest exploratory standards. As a consequence, Professional Paper 192 was concerned primarily with the general spatial distribution, lithology, and relative ages of rock units and Quaternary deposits in Alaska with incidental mention of structure, metallic mineral deposits, and coal resources. Since 1939 there has been a vast increase in the amount and diversity of earth science research in Alaska. The initial impetus was during World War II when expanded studies of mineral resources, surficial deposits, and Aleutian Arc volcanoes were undertaken throughout Alaska. In the post-war years there has been an explosive expansion of geologic and geophysical mapping and research both onshore and offshore. This accelerated effort was spurred on by the emergence of Alaska as a major petroleum producer, by the discovery of major metallic mineral deposits at various localities in the state, and by the extensive systematic helicopter-supported mapping and resource appraisals that have been carried out mainly by government agencies as part of the requirements for Alaska land classifications. In addition, the great 1964 earthquake stimulated intense interest in neotectonic activity and geologic hazards state-wide. As a result of work since 1939, modern geophysical and geologic data are now available for much of Alaska, and few areas remain unexplored.",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.1130/dnag-spec-v1.77",
    doi = "10.1130/dnag-spec-v1.77",
    pages = "77-80"
}

@book{generalov1983late5,
    author = "Generalov, P. P",
    title = "Late Cenozoic appearance of compressive folding and displacement dislocation in West Siberia [in Russian], in Regional'naya neotektonika Sibiri",
    year = "1983",
    publisher = "Novosibirsk, Nauka, p. 15-25; English summary in Petroleum Geology, v.20, no.8, 1984, p.354-357",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Generalov, P. P., 1983, Late Cenozoic appearance of compressive folding and displacement dislocation in West Siberia [in Russian], in Regional'naya neotektonika Sibiri: Novosibirsk, Nauka, p. 15-25; English summary in Petroleum Geology, v.20, no.8, 1984, p.354-357.}"
}

@misc{jackson1983geometry12,
    author = "Jackson, M. P. A. and Seni, S. J",
    title = "Geometry and evolution of salt structures in a marginal rift basin of the Gulf of Mexico, east Texas",
    year = "1983",
    howpublished = "Geology, v. 11, p. 131-135",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Jackson, M. P. A., and Seni, S. J., 1983, Geometry and evolution of salt structures in a marginal rift basin of the Gulf of Mexico, east Texas: Geology, v. 11, p. 131-135.}"
}

@article{makisimov1984tectonic16,
    author = "Makisimov, S. P. and Zolotov, A. N. and Lodzhevskaya, M. I",
    title = "Tectonic conditions for oil and gas generation and distribution on ancient platforms",
    year = "1984",
    journal = "Journal of Petroleum Geology, v. 7, p. 329-340",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Makisimov, S. P., Zolotov, A. N., and Lodzhevskaya, M. I., 1984, Tectonic conditions for oil and gas generation and distribution on ancient platforms: Journal of Petroleum Geology, v. 7, p. 329-340.}"
}

@article{krner1985evolution15,
    author = "Krner, A",
    title = "Evolution of the Archean continental crust",
    year = "1985",
    journal = "Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, v. 13, p. 49-74",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Krner, A., 1985, Evolution of the Archean continental crust: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, v. 13, p. 49-74.}"
}

@misc{bukharov1987protoactivated3,
    author = "Bukharov, A. A",
    title = "Protoactivated Zones of Ancient Platforms [in Russian]",
    year = "1987",
    howpublished = "Novosibirsk, Nauka, 202 p",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Bukharov, A. A., 1987, Protoactivated Zones of Ancient Platforms [in Russian]: Novosibirsk, Nauka, 202 p.}"
}

@article{wright1987structural,
    author = "Wright, Thomas L.",
    title = "Structural Geology and Tectonic Evolution of Los Angeles Basin: ABSTRACT",
    year = "1987",
    journal = "AAPG Bulletin",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.1306/9488784d-1704-11d7-8645000102c1865d",
    doi = "10.1306/9488784d-1704-11d7-8645000102c1865d",
    volume = "71"
}

@misc{malinconico1989tectonics18,
    author = "Malinconico, L. L. and Jr., Lillie and J, R.",
    title = "Tectonics of the Western Himalayas, 232 of GSA Special Paper",
    year = "1989",
    howpublished = "Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, 320 p",
    note = "talkorigins\_source = {true}; raw\_reference = {Malinconico, L. L., Jr., and Lillie, R. J., 1989, Tectonics of the Western Himalayas, 232 of GSA Special Paper: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, 320 p.}"
}

@incollection{crossref1997geology,
    title = "Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Pontides",
    year = "1997",
    booktitle = "Regional and Petroleum Geology of the Black Sea and Surrounding Region",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.1306/m68612c11",
    doi = "10.1306/m68612c11",
    pages = "183-226"
}

The present-day major relief features of western Europe are to a great extent determined by the underlying geological structures, either passively or actively. To get a comprehensive picture of their morphological evolution and interrelations, this chapter provides an overview of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the larg-escale tectonic framework of the continent. After having described the west European landscape at the end of the Palaeozoic, to which time the oldest preserved landforms date back, an outline of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic history of the major tectonic domains follows. Finally, some denudation estimates highlighting the relationship between tectonics, erosion, and the resulting relief, will be discussed. The three main influences on the present-day topographic patterns are those of the Alpine orogeny, the Cenozoic West European rifting, and the imprint of Variscan structures. They combine within a regional stress field determined by the Africa–Eurasia collision and the Alpine push as well as the mid-Atlantic ridge push. Since the end of the Miocene, this stress field is characterized by a fan-shaped distribution of SHmax along the northern border of the Alpine arc. This gives way to a more consistent NW–SE to NNW–SSE direction of compression further from the chain (Bergerat 1987; Müller et al. 1992). Topographically, western Europe may be roughly divided into a series of belts parallel to the Alpine chain. The Alpine chain culminates in a number of peaks exceeding 4,000 m in elevation (4,810 m at Mont Blanc) but the average altitude is in the order of 2,000 m. To the north, the mountainous Alps are bordered by the Molasse foredeep basin whose surface makes an inclined plane descending northwards from c.1,000 m to c.300 m near the Donau River in the Regensburg-Passau area. To the north-west, the Molasse basin narrows between the Alps and the Jura Mountains and is occupied by several extended lakes inherited from Quaternary glacial activity. Next to the Molasse basin in the north and west is a wide belt of recently more or less uplifted areas between 200 and 1,000 m in elevation (and locally in excess of 1,000 m in the French Massif Central and the Bohemian massif).

@incollection{demoulin2005tectonic,
    author = "Demoulin, Alain",
    title = "Tectonic Evolution, Geology, and Geomorphology",
    year = "2005",
    booktitle = "The Physical Geography of Western Europe",
    abstract = "The present-day major relief features of western Europe are to a great extent determined by the underlying geological structures, either passively or actively. To get a comprehensive picture of their morphological evolution and interrelations, this chapter provides an overview of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the larg-escale tectonic framework of the continent. After having described the west European landscape at the end of the Palaeozoic, to which time the oldest preserved landforms date back, an outline of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic history of the major tectonic domains follows. Finally, some denudation estimates highlighting the relationship between tectonics, erosion, and the resulting relief, will be discussed. The three main influences on the present-day topographic patterns are those of the Alpine orogeny, the Cenozoic West European rifting, and the imprint of Variscan structures. They combine within a regional stress field determined by the Africa–Eurasia collision and the Alpine push as well as the mid-Atlantic ridge push. Since the end of the Miocene, this stress field is characterized by a fan-shaped distribution of SHmax along the northern border of the Alpine arc. This gives way to a more consistent NW–SE to NNW–SSE direction of compression further from the chain (Bergerat 1987; Müller et al. 1992). Topographically, western Europe may be roughly divided into a series of belts parallel to the Alpine chain. The Alpine chain culminates in a number of peaks exceeding 4,000 m in elevation (4,810 m at Mont Blanc) but the average altitude is in the order of 2,000 m. To the north, the mountainous Alps are bordered by the Molasse foredeep basin whose surface makes an inclined plane descending northwards from c.1,000 m to c.300 m near the Donau River in the Regensburg-Passau area. To the north-west, the Molasse basin narrows between the Alps and the Jura Mountains and is occupied by several extended lakes inherited from Quaternary glacial activity. Next to the Molasse basin in the north and west is a wide belt of recently more or less uplifted areas between 200 and 1,000 m in elevation (and locally in excess of 1,000 m in the French Massif Central and the Bohemian massif).",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199277759.003.0010",
    doi = "10.1093/oso/9780199277759.003.0010"
}

@misc{meyer2006siberian,
    author = "Meyer, Richard F. and Freeman, Philip A.",
    title = "Siberian platform: Geology and natural bitumen resources",
    year = "2006",
    booktitle = "Open-File Report",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20061316",
    doi = "10.3133/ofr20061316"
}

@inproceedings{sobornovbv2009structural,
    author = "Sobornov BV, K. and Nikishin, A. and Efimov, A.",
    title = "Structural Evolution of the Siberian Platform and Its Implication for Petroleum Systems",
    year = "2009",
    booktitle = "71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201400480",
    doi = "10.3997/2214-4609.201400480"
}

@article{nikishin2010tectonic,
    author = "Nikishin, A. M. and Sobornov, K. O. and Prokopiev, A. V. and Frolov, S. V.",
    title = "Tectonic evolution of the Siberian Platform during the Vendian and Phanerozoic",
    year = "2010",
    journal = "Moscow University Geology Bulletin",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.3103/s0145875210010011",
    doi = "10.3103/s0145875210010011",
    number = "1",
    pages = "1-16",
    volume = "65"
}

@article{vasilev2012geology,
    author = "Vasil’ev, Yu. R. and Gora, M. P.",
    title = "Geology of meimechites in the northern Siberian Platform",
    year = "2012",
    journal = "Doklady Earth Sciences",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1028334x1207029x",
    doi = "10.1134/s1028334x1207029x",
    number = "1",
    pages = "802-805",
    volume = "445"
}

Работа посвящена анализу геологического строения северной континентальной окраины Сибирской платформы и западной части акватории моря Лаптевых. В плане нефтегазогеологического районирования исследуемая территория охватывает Анабаро-Хатангскую и Лено-Анабарскую нефтегазоносные области (НГО) Лено-Тунгусской нефтегазоносной провинции (НГП) и Западно-Лаптевоморскую перспективную нефтегазоносную провинцию (ПНГП). Рассмотрены сейсмогеологические модели осадочных комплексов на континенте и в акватории; сделан вывод о том, что Северо-Сибирский и Лаптевоморский бассейны разделены крупным выступом фундамента, который протягивается от п-ва Таймыр, вдоль береговой линии до устья р. Лены. Комплексный анализ геолого-геофизических материалов позволил сделать вывод о том, что наиболее вероятной является модель, при которой западная частя моря Лаптевых является продолжением Сибирской платформы с архейско-протерозойским фундаментом и верхнепротерозойско-фанерозойским осадочным чехлом. The work is devoted to the analysis of the geological structure of the northern continental margin of the Siberian Platform and the western part of the Laptev Sea. In terms of oil and gas geological zoning, the study area covers the Anabar-Khatanga and Lena-Anabar oil and gas regions (OGAs), the Lena-Tunguska oil and gas province (OGP) and the West Laptev Sea promising oil and gas province (POGP). Seismogeological models of sedimentary complexes on the continent and in the water area are considered; it was concluded that the North Siberian and Laptev Sea basins are separated by a large basement high, which stretches from the Taimyr Peninsula, along the coastline to the mouth of the Lena river. A complex analysis of geological and geophysical materials allowed us to conclude that the most probable model is in which the western part of the Laptev Sea is a continuation of the Siberian platform with an Archean-Proterozoic basement and an Upper Proterozoic-Phanerozoic sedimentary cover.

@inproceedings{калинин2024geological,
    author = "Калинин, А.Ю. and Конторович, В.А. and Калинина, Л.М. and Соловьев, М.В.",
    title = "Geological structure, seismogeological and structural-tectonic characteristics of the continental margin of the Siberian Platform",
    year = "2024",
    booktitle = "ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ, ГЛОБАЛЬНЫЕ И РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ГЕОЛОГИИ НЕФТИ И ГАЗА Материалы Всероссийской научной конференции, посвященной 90-летию со дня рождения академика РАН А.Э. Конторовича 29 января – 1 февраля 2024 г.",
    abstract = "Работа посвящена анализу геологического строения северной континентальной окраины Сибирской платформы и западной части акватории моря Лаптевых. В плане нефтегазогеологического районирования исследуемая территория охватывает Анабаро-Хатангскую и Лено-Анабарскую нефтегазоносные области (НГО) Лено-Тунгусской нефтегазоносной провинции (НГП) и Западно-Лаптевоморскую перспективную нефтегазоносную провинцию (ПНГП). Рассмотрены сейсмогеологические модели осадочных комплексов на континенте и в акватории; сделан вывод о том, что Северо-Сибирский и Лаптевоморский бассейны разделены крупным выступом фундамента, который протягивается от п-ва Таймыр, вдоль береговой линии до устья р. Лены. Комплексный анализ геолого-геофизических материалов позволил сделать вывод о том, что наиболее вероятной является модель, при которой западная частя моря Лаптевых является продолжением Сибирской платформы с архейско-протерозойским фундаментом и верхнепротерозойско-фанерозойским осадочным чехлом. The work is devoted to the analysis of the geological structure of the northern continental margin of the Siberian Platform and the western part of the Laptev Sea. In terms of oil and gas geological zoning, the study area covers the Anabar-Khatanga and Lena-Anabar oil and gas regions (OGAs), the Lena-Tunguska oil and gas province (OGP) and the West Laptev Sea promising oil and gas province (POGP). Seismogeological models of sedimentary complexes on the continent and in the water area are considered; it was concluded that the North Siberian and Laptev Sea basins are separated by a large basement high, which stretches from the Taimyr Peninsula, along the coastline to the mouth of the Lena river. A complex analysis of geological and geophysical materials allowed us to conclude that the most probable model is in which the western part of the Laptev Sea is a continuation of the Siberian platform with an Archean-Proterozoic basement and an Upper Proterozoic-Phanerozoic sedimentary cover.",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.53954/9785604990070\_76",
    doi = "10.53954/9785604990070\_76",
    pages = "76-78"
}

This study examines the structural geology, uplift history, and tectonic evolution of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, a crucial natural laboratory for assessing how continents deform in response to the far-field effects of the Cenozoic India–Asia collision. Although this plateau margin is central to models of collisional orogenesis, the mechanisms and partitioning of deformation that drive uplift remain debated, in part because surface constraints have been limited by the scarcity of systematic geologic mapping—an issue underscored by recent large earthquakes that ruptured previously unmapped faults. To address these gaps, we integrate new geologic mapping across ~30,000 km² with interpretations of seismic reflection profiles to build balanced cross sections, kinematic reconstructions, and tectonic maps that quantify shortening and fault architecture in the Longmen Shan, Min Shan, and the adjacent Songpan–Ganzi terrane. These data reveal (1) pronounced along‑strike variability in the style, timing, and magnitude of shortening within the Longmen Shan; (2) a previously unrecognized, crustal‑scale tectonic wedge beneath the Min Shan that provides a viable mechanism for uplift not explained by range‑bounding structures alone; and (3) a regionally distributed conjugate strike‑slip fault system that helps accommodate and partition deformation across eastern Tibet. Together, these results are synthesized into a three-dimensional tectonic framework that links active deformation, surface uplift, and basin evolution, and they help resolve long-standing regional puzzles, including high topography despite low geodetic slip rates and limited Cenozoic foreland basin development along the plateau margin. In parallel, we combine detailed field observations with systematic low‑temperature thermochronology to reconstruct tempo-spatially variable uplift and erosion histories along the eastern plateau margin. Thermochronologic patterns indicate that the central Longmen Shan has experienced persistently rapid uplift and erosion since ca. 40 Ma, defining a NE–SW‑oriented rapid exhumation zone consistent with long‑lived, channel‑flow–influenced deformation. The northern Longmen Shan records more regional cooling compatible with fault‑controlled uplift from ca. 40-20 Ma. Since ca. 10 Ma, pronounced regional cooling in the middle segment between the Longriba and Anxian–Guanxian faults indicates episodes of accelerated uplift and denudation, whereas the northern segment shows mainly localized uplift near specific faults. Overall, the results favor a modified thrust‑dominated model incorporating wedge and duplex development, while also documenting pre‑Cenozoic shortening and along‑strike structural transitions not captured by prior end-member hypotheses. By synthesizing newly mapped and previously identified active faults, this work also improves seismic hazard characterization in a region where damaging earthquakes have repeatedly occurred on unmapped structures.

@misc{wu2026structural,
    author = "Wu, Chen and Simon, Abijah and Li, Jie",
    title = "Structural geology, deformation history, and tectonic evolution of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau",
    year = "2026",
    abstract = "This study examines the structural geology, uplift history, and tectonic evolution of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, a crucial natural laboratory for assessing how continents deform in response to the far-field effects of the Cenozoic India–Asia collision. Although this plateau margin is central to models of collisional orogenesis, the mechanisms and partitioning of deformation that drive uplift remain debated, in part because surface constraints have been limited by the scarcity of systematic geologic mapping—an issue underscored by recent large earthquakes that ruptured previously unmapped faults. To address these gaps, we integrate new geologic mapping across \textasciitilde 30,000 km² with interpretations of seismic reflection profiles to build balanced cross sections, kinematic reconstructions, and tectonic maps that quantify shortening and fault architecture in the Longmen Shan, Min Shan, and the adjacent Songpan–Ganzi terrane. These data reveal (1) pronounced along‑strike variability in the style, timing, and magnitude of shortening within the Longmen Shan; (2) a previously unrecognized, crustal‑scale tectonic wedge beneath the Min Shan that provides a viable mechanism for uplift not explained by range‑bounding structures alone; and (3) a regionally distributed conjugate strike‑slip fault system that helps accommodate and partition deformation across eastern Tibet. Together, these results are synthesized into a three-dimensional tectonic framework that links active deformation, surface uplift, and basin evolution, and they help resolve long-standing regional puzzles, including high topography despite low geodetic slip rates and limited Cenozoic foreland basin development along the plateau margin. In parallel, we combine detailed field observations with systematic low‑temperature thermochronology to reconstruct tempo-spatially variable uplift and erosion histories along the eastern plateau margin. Thermochronologic patterns indicate that the central Longmen Shan has experienced persistently rapid uplift and erosion since ca. 40 Ma, defining a NE–SW‑oriented rapid exhumation zone consistent with long‑lived, channel‑flow–influenced deformation. The northern Longmen Shan records more regional cooling compatible with fault‑controlled uplift from ca. 40-20 Ma. Since ca. 10 Ma, pronounced regional cooling in the middle segment between the Longriba and Anxian–Guanxian faults indicates episodes of accelerated uplift and denudation, whereas the northern segment shows mainly localized uplift near specific faults. Overall, the results favor a modified thrust‑dominated model incorporating wedge and duplex development, while also documenting pre‑Cenozoic shortening and along‑strike structural transitions not captured by prior end-member hypotheses. By synthesizing newly mapped and previously identified active faults, this work also improves seismic hazard characterization in a region where damaging earthquakes have repeatedly occurred on unmapped structures.",
    url = "https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-2230",
    doi = "10.5194/egusphere-egu26-2230"
}