Interaction between spreading salt canopies and their peripheral thrust systems

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1114-1129

  Hudec, Michael R ^a   Jackson, Martin P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity spreading; Gulf of Mexico; Salt canopy; Salt tectonics; Thrust fault

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER; GRAVITY SPREADING; GULF OF MEXICO; LANDSLIDING; SALT TECTONICS; STRUCTURAL STYLES; THRUST FAULT; THRUST FAULTS; THRUST SYSTEMS;

ABERRATIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

ROOFS;

BEDDING PLANE; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; SALT TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SHEAR ZONE; SPREADING CENTER; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC WEDGE; THRUST FAULT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; SIGSBEE ESCARPMENT;

EID: 70350287505     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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