Foldbelts with early salt withdrawal and diapirism: Physical model and examples from the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Flinders Ranges, Australia

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 871-891

  Rowan, Mark G ^a   Vendeville, Bruno C ^b  

^a Rowan Consulting Inc   (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Flinders Ranges; Foldbelt; Gulf of Mexico; Salt tectonics

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRISM; FOLDBELT; SALT RIDGES; SALT-MINIBASIN ARCHITECTURE; STRIKE-SLIP STRUCTURES;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIAPIRISM; FOLD BELT; SALT TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RANGE; GULF OF MEXICO; LA POPA BASIN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33751162144     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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