Influence of stratigraphic setting and simple shear on layer-bound compaction faults offshore Mauritania

Ireland, M.T.; Goulty, N.R.; Davies, R.J.

doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2010.11.005

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Structure and Evolution of Mass Transport Deposits in the South Caspian Basin, Azerbaijan, Basin Research (2011)
Journal Article
Richardson, S. D. R., Allen, M., & Grant, S. (2011). Structure and Evolution of Mass Transport Deposits in the South Caspian Basin, Azerbaijan, Basin Research. Basin Research, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2117.2011.00508.x

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.