A naturally constrained stress profile through the middle crust in an extensional terrane

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 303; no. 3-4; pp. 181 - 192
• Main Authors: Behr, Whitney M., Platt, John P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2011
• Subjects: brittle–ductile transition; crustal strength; Crusts; Ductile brittle transition; Law; metamorphic core complex; Mountains; paleopiezometry; Rocks; Strength; Stresses; TitaniQ; Yield strength; crustal strength; brittle–ductile transition; TitaniQ; paleopiezometry; metamorphic core complex

We present a method in which paleopiezometry, Ti-in-quartz thermobarometry (TitaniQ), and 2-D thermal modeling are used to construct a naturally constrained stress profile through the middle crust in an area of exhumed mid-crustal rocks. As an example, we examine the footwall of the Whipple Mountain...