Fluid flow during active oblique convergence: A Southern Alps model from mechanical and geochemical observations

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Research Article| February 01, 1998 Fluid flow during active oblique convergence: A Southern Alps model from mechanical and geochemical observations P. O. Koons; P. O. Koons 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. Craw; D. Craw 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S. C. Cox; S. C. Cox 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Upton; P. Upton 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. S. Templeton; A. S. Templeton 2Department of Geology, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. P. Chamberlain C. P. Chamberlain 2Department of Geology, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information P. O. Koons 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 D. Craw 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 S. C. Cox 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 P. Upton 1Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 A. S. Templeton 2Department of Geology, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand C. P. Chamberlain 2Department of Geology, University of Otago, Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1998) 26 (2): 159–162. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0159:FFDAOC>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 P. O. Koons, D. Craw, S. C. Cox, P. Upton, A. S. Templeton, C. P. Chamberlain; Fluid flow during active oblique convergence: A Southern Alps model from mechanical and geochemical observations. Geology 1998;; 26 (2): 159–162. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0159:FFDAOC>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 On the basis of combined mechanical modeling and isotopic observations, we propose a Southern Alps paradigm for application to fluid-flow regimes of active oblique collision zones subject to orographic precipitation. The model is derived from four spatial correlations among patterns in the distribution of mechanical forces that drive fluid flow, structural permeability, and isotopic signature. (1) A strong meteoric overprint of a deep isotopic signature in the inboard adjacent to the plate boundary is associated with oblique reverse faulting. In these rocks, exhumed rapidly from depth, the isotopic signature is dominated by rock advection and limited vertical movement of fluids. (2) The region along the main divide characterized by net expansion, rotation, and steep failure planes is associated with an isotopic signature of anomalously deep fluids in shallow rocks. (3) A high-strain zone within the root of the deforming orogen produces fluids during strain-induced metamorphism. (4) Basinal and meteoric fluids interact at shallow levels in the outboard region, which undergoes net contraction and rotation in an oblique thrust belt. We suggest that these four correlations represent a predictable pattern that is characteristic of all oblique orographic orogens. Rock advection is the dominant process influencing the isotopic signature adjacent to the plate boundary, where strain and erosion rates are high. Water advection exerts the dominant influence on isotopic signature in the region of net expansion near the main divide, where steep structures tap the source of deep fluids in the underlying high-strain detachment and crustal root. 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.