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consequences for the geometry and kinematics of a developing FTB. The Albanides are a
good example of such effects and the implications for the overall geometry of the FTB and its
consequences for hydrocarbon exploration.
An analysis of the plate tectonic history of the Eastern Mediterranean, combined with a palaeo
stress analysis provides the tectonic and geo-mechanical framework for the formation of the
Fig. 2. 2D Seismic section E-W across the Albanides, showing anticlinal stacking and out-of-sequence
deformation of thrusts and unconformities.
Albanides. It will be demonstrated that the application of the regional analysis, integrated with
the thrust mechanics provides the basics for the development of the exploration play concept
for the Albanides and the Peri-Adriatic depression.
The application of sandbox model analogue experiments is an additional tool that can be
applied with significant practical consequences. This has been done so for the Albanides
where the FTB front can not advance to within the Peri-Adriatic Depression due to a sudden
increase in basal friction. The general applicability of small scale analogue models to large
scale equivalents will be demonstrated with examples where analogue model results and 3D
seismic data can be compared. In-situ stress measurements and detailed video-laser data
acquisition in analogue experiments of thrust tectonics will provide further inside in the
geometry and kinematics of FTB’s and on associated erosion and sedimentation processes.
The punctuated equilibrium in the kinematics of a moving critical taper, as demonstrated with
analogue model experiments, is expressed in maximum and minimum erosion and
sedimentation periods, which are in turn expressed in the clastic sediments as turbidites in
front of the advancing FTB.
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