Structure and Cenozoic evolution of Western Cuba fold and thrust belt .

• Autores: E. Saura, Jaume Vergés i Masip, David Brown, P. Lukito, S. Soriano, S. Torrescusa, R. García, J. R. Sánchez, C. Sosa, R. Tenreyro
• Localización: Trabajos de geología, ISSN 0474-9588, Nº 30, 2010, págs. 202-207
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We present balanced and restored cross-sections across the Western Cuba fold and thrust belt,based on MCS profiles, field data and balancing techniques. The cross-section intersects the Los PalaciosBasin, the Sierra del Rosario antiformal stack, the Bahía Honda unit, the frontal imbricated thrustsheets, the foredeep basin and a buried, geometrically inferred duplex. The minimum calculated shorteningis 130 km. Syntectonic deposits and a forward kinematic model provide a good constraint for theCenozoic tectonic evolution of the orogen, from the emplacement of the Bahía Honda unit to the finalinfill of the foredeep.