Fluids expelled tectonically from orogenic belts: Their role in hydrocarbon migration and other geologic phenomena

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Research Article| February 01, 1986 Fluids expelled tectonically from orogenic belts: Their role in hydrocarbon migration and other geologic phenomena Jack Oliver Jack Oliver 1Institute for the Study of the Continents and Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Jack Oliver 1Institute for the Study of the Continents and Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1986) 14 (2): 99–102. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<99:FETFOB>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Jack Oliver; Fluids expelled tectonically from orogenic belts: Their role in hydrocarbon migration and other geologic phenomena. Geology 1986;; 14 (2): 99–102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<99:FETFOB>2.0.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 This paper presents and supports a speculative hypothesis, the essence of which follows. When continental margins in zones of convergence are buried beneath thrust sheets, fluids expelled from the margin sediments travel into the foreland basin and the continental interior. These tectonic fluids have key roles in phenomena such as faulting, magma generation, migration of hydrocarbons, transport of minerals, metamorphism, and paleomagnetism. The thrust sheet, crudely speaking, acts like a great squeegee, driving fluids ahead of it and producing widespread geologic consequences. 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.