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Peter DeCelles
Professor, Tectonics, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology |
My research is focused on the origins of major mountain belts and
associated sedimentary basins. I combine methods of stratigraphy and
sedimentology with field mapping and regional structural geology to
understand the structure and kinematic history of major thrust belts
in the Himalaya, Tibet, central Andes, western USA, and the central
Mediterranean. I have also worked extensively on the sedimentology
of foreland, extensional, strike-slip successor, and forearc basins.
My students and I spend several months per year in the field, mapping,
measuring sections, and collecting samples for various types of analyses.
The collaborative nature of our Department allows us to work closely
with other scientists in various other fields, including radiogenic
and stable isotope geochemistry, geochronology, seismology, petrology,
and geodynamics. My current and recent PhD students are working on
a variety of projects all over the world, including basin analysis,
structural geology, metamorphic petrology, stable isotope geochemistry,
and geochronology.
Research Projects
Some ongoing and recent projects are described below.
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Office: Gould-Simpson Bldg. 331
Phone: 520-621-4910
Fax:
520-621-2672
Email: decelles@email.arizona.edu
   
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