Salt tectonics and controls on halokinetic-sequence development of an exposed deepwater diapir: The Bakio Diapir, Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Pyrenees
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104770
Abstract: Abstract This work evaluates growth strata adjacent to the Bakio Diapir in the Basque Pyrenees, aiming to discuss the application of halokinetic-sequence concepts, mainly developed in shallow-water to subaerial environments, to deepwater depositional settings. This… read more here.
Keywords: tectonics; salt; deepwater; diapir ... See more keywords
Passive versus active salt diapirism
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DOI: 10.1306/05212020001
Abstract: Existing definitions for passive and active salt diapirism are somewhat overlapping and ambiguous. These terms are also equated to downbuilding and upbuilding, respectively, which are problematic concepts as originally conceived and even as subsequently modified.… read more here.
Keywords: salt; diapirism; salt diapirism; active salt ... See more keywords