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La Popa Basin, Nuevo León and Coahuila, Mexico

Part of the Springer Geology Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79397-5

ISBN: 978-3-030-79396-8

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Aug 10, 2021

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Chapter 1General Information

Lawton, Timothy; Giles, Katherine; Rowan, Mark

Pages: 1 –3

[Excellent exposures of salt diapirs and flanking strata in La Popa basin, northeastern Mexico, contain world-class examples of salt-sediment interaction that provided the basis for the concept of halokinetic sequences. The basin also contains one of the first secondary salt welds described in...
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Chapter 2Introduction

Lawton, Timothy; Giles, Katherine; Rowan, Mark

Pages: 5 –23

[The principal motivation for understanding salt diapirism and tectonics (e.g., Hudec and Jackson, 2007) derives historically from the abundance of hydrocarbon resources in salt basins of the world. Moreover, bodies of evaporite such as diapirs, salt walls, and salt canopies form important...
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Chapter 3Excursion 1: EL Papalote Diapir and Potrero Chico

Lawton, Timothy; Giles, Katherine; Rowan, Mark

Pages: 25 –64

[The excursion for each day is shown in Fig. 3.1. Excursion 1 consists of a visit to El Papalote diapir in La Popa basin and return via Potrero Chico near Hidalgo to compare diapiric and detachment structures. Excursion 2 is a tour of La Popa weld to observe the structural and stratigraphic...
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Chapter 4Excursion 2: La Popa Salt Weld

Lawton, Timothy; Giles, Katherine; Rowan, Mark

Pages: 65 –90

[The excursion route is shown in Fig. 3.1. The itinerary provides a detailed look at La Popa weld to observe the structural and stratigraphic variability of that feature. La Popa salt weld was the first weld described in detail from outcrop exposures (Giles and Lawton 1999).]

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