Influence of stratigraphic setting and simple shear on layer-bound compaction faults offshore Mauritania
(2011)
Journal Article
Ireland, M., Goulty, N., & Davies, R. (2011). Influence of stratigraphic setting and simple shear on layer-bound compaction faults offshore Mauritania. Journal of Structural Geology, 33(4), 487-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2010.11.005
We have used three-dimensional seismic data to examine the geometry of layer-bound compaction faults on the Mauritanian continental margin. The faults deform a fine-grained Neogene unit which mantles buried canyons. Above the canyons, most layer-boun... Read More about Influence of stratigraphic setting and simple shear on layer-bound compaction faults offshore Mauritania.