Synorogenic extension and exhumation of the Taiwan hinterland

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Research Article| March 01, 1996 Synorogenic extension and exhumation of the Taiwan hinterland Jean M. Crespi; Jean M. Crespi 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2045 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yu-Chang Chan; Yu-Chang Chan 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2045 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michael S. Swaim Michael S. Swaim 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2045 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Jean M. Crespi 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2045 Yu-Chang Chan 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2045 Michael S. Swaim 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2045 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1996) 24 (3): 247–250. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0247:SEAEOT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Jean M. Crespi, Yu-Chang Chan, Michael S. Swaim; Synorogenic extension and exhumation of the Taiwan hinterland. Geology 1996;; 24 (3): 247–250. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0247:SEAEOT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Structural data from two transects across the active Taiwan arc-continent collision indicate that normal faulting is an important mechanism in the exhumation of the hinterland. The normal faulting extends to at least the brittle-ductile transition, records extension at a high angle to the topographic grain of the orogenic belt, and is responsible for the regional-scale rotation of ductile fabrics. These results are supported by a recent GPS survey of southern Taiwan that reveals extension in the hinterland contemporaneous with shortening in the foreland and collided arc. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.