Salt Diapirs Bordering the Continental Margin of Northern Kenya and Southern Somalia

Salt Diapirs Bordering the Continental Margin of Northern Kenya and Southern Somalia

The presence of newly discovered diapirs of presumed salt origin is documented for the continental margin of northeastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia. These structures are probably a manifestation of a significant thickness of Lower Jurassic evaporites deposited during the rift and early-drift st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1982-02, Vol.215 (4533), p.663-665
Hauptverfasser: Rabinowitz, Philip D., Coffin, Millard F., Falvey, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coffins
Continental shelves
Continents
Cruises
Diapirs
Drilling
Evaporites
Geology
Ocean floor
Salt domes
Seas
Sediments
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Zusammenfassung:The presence of newly discovered diapirs of presumed salt origin is documented for the continental margin of northeastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia. These structures are probably a manifestation of a significant thickness of Lower Jurassic evaporites deposited during the rift and early-drift stages of the separation of Madagascar from the African continent.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.215.4533.663