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@article{Allen:2016:10.1144/petgeo2016-034,
author = {Allen, H and Jackson, CA-L and Fraser, AJ},
doi = {10.1144/petgeo2016-034},
journal = {Petroleum Geoscience},
pages = {340--356},
title = {Gravity-driven deformation of a youthful saline giant: the interplay between gliding and spreading in the Messinian Basins of the Eastern Mediterranean},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2016-034},
volume = {22},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The triggers and drivers for salt-related deformation on continental margins are intensely debated, reflecting uncertainties regarding the diagnostic value of certain structural styles, in addition to the fundamental mechanics associated with the two principal mechanisms (gliding and spreading). Determining the triggers and drivers for salt-related deformation is important because they provide insights into continent-scale geodynamic processes, the regional kinematics of gravity-driven deformation, and sediment dispersal and hydrocarbon prospectivity. The processes associated with and timing of deformation of Messinian salt in the offshore eastern Mediterranean are uncertain, thus is our understanding of the geodynamic evolution of this tectonically complex region. We here use an extensive 2D and 3D seismic reflection dataset to test models for the salt-tectonic development of Messinian salt. We contend that gliding and spreading were not mutually exclusive, but likely overlapped through time and space, showing a close relationship local and far-field tectonics (gliding), as well as differential overburden loading (spreading). We also argue that intrasalt strain and seismic-stratigraphic patterns can be explained by a model invoking a single, post-Messinian period of salt-related deformation, rather than a more complex model involving two separate, non-coaxial deformation events occurring during and after salt deposition.
AU - Allen,H
AU - Jackson,CA-L
AU - Fraser,AJ
DO - 10.1144/petgeo2016-034
EP - 356
PY - 2016///
SN - 1354-0793
SP - 340
TI - Gravity-driven deformation of a youthful saline giant: the interplay between gliding and spreading in the Messinian Basins of the Eastern Mediterranean
T2 - Petroleum Geoscience
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2016-034
UR - http://pg.lyellcollection.org/content/22/4/340.abstract?etoc
VL - 22
ER -