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salt tectonics

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salt tectonics [′sȯlt tek′tän·iks]
(geology)
The study of the structure and mechanism of emplacement of salt domes. Also known as halokinesis.


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The pattern, well developed in the Arabian Peninsula, is related to deep-seated salt tectonics associated with basement faulting.
The pattern, well developed in the Arabian Peninsula, is related to deep-seated salt tectonics possibly associated with basement faulting.
The Kwanza Basin shares the same oil rich structural history and sedimentation patterns, including salt tectonics and turbidites fan development, as other successful West African Basin oil projects, particularly the productive Lower Congo Basin.
 
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