Preface; List of symbols; Part I. Evaporite Deposition and Flow: 1. Introduction; 2. Evaporites and their deposition; 3. Salt flow; Part II. Salt Structures: 4. Salt pillows and salt anticlines; 5. Salt stocks and salt walls; 6. Salt sheets and salt canopies; 7. Minibasins; 8. Internal deformation in salt bodies; 9. Salt welds; Part III. Salt-Tectonic Systems: 10. Extensional salt-tectonic systems; 11. Contractional salt-tectonic systems; 12. Strike-slip salt-tectonic systems; Part IV. Practical Applications of Salt Tectonics: 13. Seismic interpretation of salt structures; 14. Special topics in seismic interpretation of salt canopies; 15. Influence of salt on petroleum systems; Glossary; References; Index.
An unrivalled consolidation of topics related to salt tectonics, suitable for graduate students, researchers and professionals.
Martin P. A. Jackson is a Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology and holds the William L. Fisher Endowed Chair in Geological Sciences at the University of Texas, Austin. He founded the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory at the University of Texas, a consortium dedicated to research on salt tectonics and supported by the oil industry since 1989. He has taught 73 short courses on salt tectonics to geoscientists around the world. His publications have been cited more than 6800 times (Google Scholar) and have been recognized by five awards from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and from the Geological Society of London. Michael R. Hudec has been studying salt tectonics for more than 25 years in industry and academia. He is a Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas, Austin, where he is Principal Investigator in the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory, a consortium dedicated to research on salt tectonics and supported by the oil industry since 1989. He has led over 100 short courses and field trips on salt tectonics for geoscientists around the world. His publications have been cited more than 1400 times (Google Scholar) and have been recognized by numerous awards.
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portion of Earth's hydrocarbon resources.' Ruud Weijermars, Texas A
& M University
'A literary and artistic masterpiece adding new ideas to every
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salt tectonicians.' Christopher Talbot, previously at Uppsala
University, Sweden
'Since the mid-1980s there has been a complete revolution in our
understanding of salt tectonics. Much of this paradigm shift in
thinking has been driven by the work of the Applied Geodynamics
Laboratory at the University of Texas, and the authors of this new
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from evaporite deposition through salt structures, salt systems and
the practical application of salt tectonics in seismic
interpretation of petroleum systems. Lavishly illustrated in color
throughout, with field, model and seismic based examples, this is a
superb reference for any graduate student or faculty researcher
interested in the field, and a vital resource for geologists and
geophysicists working in any system that involves salt tectonics.'
Bruce Trudgill, Colorado School of Mines
'I could not have wished for a better text on salt tectonics,
thanks to the combination of very knowledgeable authors, their
close industrial contact, superb and plentiful color illustrations
and very easy to follow writing. Highly recommend to anyone with an
interest in salt tectonics.' Haakon Fossen, Rheinisch-Westfälische
Technische Hochschule Aachen University, Germany
'Introductory classic, reference text, groundbreaking new ideas,
this book encompasses all three. It is the first to integrate the
vast knowledge of the past hundred years of salt tectonic research
into a comprehensive review with a wealth of unpublished data and
scale models, at a scale that ranges from basins to microphysics.
Lucid, fresh and fascinating, this is the new standard work in this
field.' Janos L. Urai, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule
Aachen University
'Jackson and Hudec's tour de force clearly and coherently reveals
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tectonics. Lavishly illustrated. Truly authoritative. A must-have
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Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson, Statoil Professor of Basin Analysis,
Imperial College, London
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on all matters geologically salty is without equal amongst past and
present peers in this demanding branch of the geological sciences.
Transcending mineral physics, geochemistry, sedimentology,
reflection seismology and 'boots and hammer' field geology, each
chapter builds an intricately interwoven portrayal of salt as a
lubricant for a diversity of geological processes and an archive of
past climatic upheavals. Stunningly illustrated and simply yet
elegantly written, this is surely a text book to last a century:
definitive and comprehensive.' Joe Cartwright, University of
Oxford
'The volume is well written, superbly illustrated and clearly a
labour of love, borne from a lifelong devotion to structural
geology and halokinesis. … In conclusion, this is an excellent book
… it is arguably the most comprehensive textbook on salt tectonics
and is essential reading for anyone wishing to get up-to-speed with
the latest thinking on the subject.' John Underhill,
Geoscientist
'Many good illustrations, schematics, field examples, seismic
images, sandbox model cross sections, and references make it a book
worth having for anyone who wants to start a career or further one
in salt-dominated environments.' Gopal Mohapatra, The Leading Edge
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