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| Keywords: Cross Section.jpg en Figure 5 Cross sections from the Mississippi Fan or Atwater foldbelt northeastern Gulf of Mexico a Depth section through the western part of the foldbelt Figure 9 showing a series of symmetrical salt-cored detachment folds between welded synclines The basinward fold is the same one shown in Figure 16a; the landward two folds which are announced oil discoveries Mad Dog and K2/Timon are overlain by the allochthonous Sigsbee salt nappe which itself accommodates some shortening at its toe No vertical exaggeration; interpretation by F Peel b Profile through the eastern part of the foldbelt figure 2 showing both symmetrical salt-cored detachment folds and faulted detachment folds The small shallow blobs of salt over the middle structure are parts of overhanging salt fed from diapirs off-section similar to the diapir at the left end of the profile No vertical exaggeration; interpretation by F Peel c-f Sequential restorations of the depth section in b carried out using the Locace software Note the early deformation and overall salt inflation overburden thin compared to abyssal plain in e No vertical exaggeration; restorations by F Peel Thin vertical lines in all panels are artificial construction lines; salt is in blue http //www beg utexas edu/indassoc/agl/members/ss19/Chpt11/FOLDBELT3 PDF Mark G Rowan Frank J Peel Bruno C Vendeville 2000-08 Syncline diagrams Geological cross sections Gulf of Mexico Geology of North America Fault schemas | ||||
