Extension and inversion of salt-bearing rift systems

Extension and inversion of salt-bearing rift systems

We used physical models to investigate the structural evolution of segmented extensional rifts containing syn-rift evaporites and their subsequent inversion. An early stage of extension generated structural topography consisting of a series of en-échelon graben. Our salt analog filled these graben a...

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Published in:Solid earth (Göttingen) Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1187 - 1204
Main Authors: Dooley, Tim P, Hudec, Michael R
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Gottingen Copernicus GmbH 06-07-2020
Copernicus Publications
Subjects:
Analogs
Analysis
Basins
Deformation
Diapirs
Earth science
Evaporites
Expulsion
Fault lines
Footwalls
Graben
Grabens
Polymers
Rift zones
Rubber
Salts
Sediments
Sequences
Studies
Welded joints
Morocco
North Sea
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Summary:We used physical models to investigate the structural evolution of segmented extensional rifts containing syn-rift evaporites and their subsequent inversion. An early stage of extension generated structural topography consisting of a series of en-échelon graben. Our salt analog filled these graben and the surroundings before continued extension and, finally, inversion.
ISSN:1869-9529
1869-9510
1869-9529
DOI:10.5194/se-11-1187-2020