Thrust faults are widely developed in Yakela faulted salient due to long-term compression regime. However
some normal faults were also formed during the Early Himalayanian. In order to decode the mechanism of formation and evolution of these faults
we conducted 3D finite element numerical simulation for the Late Hercynian and Early Himalayan stress field in the Yakela faulted salient. During the Late Hercynian
the compressive stress resulted in the low stress areas in the central and eastern parts of the Yakela faulted salient and the low to moderate stress in the west and north part. This stress field caused the development of some small-scale thrust faults in the Yakela faulted salient. During the Early Himalayan
the compressive stress induced uplifting of the study area
with the amplitude of uplifting increasing from west to east. As a result
the strata bended in the study area
with the strongest tensile stress occurring on top of the boundary fault
and normal faults were also developed in these locations and extended inwards. Meanwhile
compression stress was weak in the lower part of the whole study area
thus did not induce the further development of thrust faults in the inner parts of the study area.
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