Continuous Deep Sea Salt Layer along North Atlantic Margins related to Early Phase of Rifting

Deep seismic reflexion surveys have revealed diapiric structures in deep water off Labrador, Newfoundland, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Ireland as well as in the Mediterranean. Many of these diapirs are similar to the Gulf of Mexico salt domes, and it is suggested that there is a continu...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1970-07, Vol.227 (5256), p.351-354
Main Authors: PAUTOT, GUY, AUZENDE, JEAN-MARIE, LE PICHON, XAVIER
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Language:English
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Summary:Deep seismic reflexion surveys have revealed diapiric structures in deep water off Labrador, Newfoundland, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Ireland as well as in the Mediterranean. Many of these diapirs are similar to the Gulf of Mexico salt domes, and it is suggested that there is a continuous deep sea salt layer, off the continental margin, which is related to the early phase of rifting.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/227351a0