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West Texas Geological Society
Abstract
The Tectonic Style in The Permian Basin and Its Relationship to Cyclicity1
Abstract
The tectonic style in the Permian Basin is that of differential vertical uplift of the basement. The orientation of the stress system which caused the structures to grow differed markedly from that which caused basinal subsidence. There was both intermittent structural uplift and basinal subsidence and some of the apparent sea-level fluctuations related to cyclic sedimentation must have been caused by these structural phenomena. In some areas, structural relief must have been greater than at present.
Failure to understand the tectonic style has caused many problems in deciphering the geological history of the basin. An alternative explanation is offered for the so-called “starved” Midland basin, that of broad regional upwarping and erosion in late Cisco time. The motive force for upwarping and subsidence may be related to the ebb and flow of mantle convection cells.
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