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The Thrustbelt Program is designed to assist in the interpretation of cross-sections in areas where the tectonics result mainly from horizontal forces. Such interpretation must honour the fact that no rock masses can be generated or lost by tectonic movements: i.e. the cross-section must be balanced. The program generates cross-sections which are automatically balanced. It is shown that profiles produced by the program present more information than is immediately apparent from the geological and geophysical input data. The program is applicable for sedimentary belts as well as for the entire crust.
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Linsser, H. (1991). Enhanced Interpretation of Crustal Sections with the Thrustbelt Program. In: Giese, P., Roeder, D., Nicolich, R. (eds) Joint Interpretation of Geophysical and Geological Data Applied to Lithospheric Studies. NATO ASI Series, vol 338. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3590-0_9
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