Structure and evolution of Upheaval Dome: A pinched-off salt diapir

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1547-1573

  Jackson, M P A ^a   Schultz Ela, D D ^a   Hudec, M R ^b,c   Watson, I A ^b   Porter, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL SHORTENINGS; EARLY JURASSIC; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; LATE TRIASSIC; MIDDLE JURASSIC; NATIONAL PARKS; SYN-SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES;

DOMES;

DIAPIR; JURASSIC; SALT DOME; SALT TECTONICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879888143     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<1547:SAEOUD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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