Four‐dimensional Variability of Composite Halokinetic Sequences

Authors :: Christopher A.-L. Jackson
Leonardo Muniz Pichel
Source :: Basin Research. 32:1277-1299
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Wiley, 2020.
Abstract: The architecture of salt diapir-flank strata (i.e. halokinetic sequences) is controlled by the interplay between volumetric diapiric flux and sediment accumulation rate. Halokinetic sequences consist of unconformity-bounded packages of thinned and folded strata formed by drape-folding around passive diapirs. These sequences are described by two end-members: (i) hooks, which are characterized by narrow zones of folding ( 70°); and (ii) wedges, which are typified by broad zones of folding (300-1000 m) and low-angle truncations (